diff --git a/rslib/src/import_export/package/apkg/export.rs b/rslib/src/import_export/package/apkg/export.rs
index 5d54349d3..06f06b4d8 100644
--- a/rslib/src/import_export/package/apkg/export.rs
+++ b/rslib/src/import_export/package/apkg/export.rs
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ use crate::{
     },
     io::{atomic_rename, tempfile_in_parent_of},
     prelude::*,
-    storage::SchemaVersion,
 };
 
 impl Collection {
@@ -41,8 +40,18 @@ impl Collection {
             .path()
             .to_str()
             .ok_or_else(|| AnkiError::IoError("tempfile with non-unicode name".into()))?;
-        let data =
-            self.export_into_collection_file(temp_col_path, search, with_scheduling, with_media)?;
+        let meta = if legacy {
+            Meta::new_legacy()
+        } else {
+            Meta::new()
+        };
+        let data = self.export_into_collection_file(
+            &meta,
+            temp_col_path,
+            search,
+            with_scheduling,
+            with_media,
+        )?;
 
         let media = if let Some(media_fn) = media_fn {
             media_fn(data.media_paths)
@@ -52,11 +61,7 @@ impl Collection {
         let col_size = temp_col.as_file().metadata()?.len() as usize;
 
         export_collection(
-            if legacy {
-                Meta::new_legacy()
-            } else {
-                Meta::new()
-            },
+            meta,
             temp_apkg.path(),
             &mut temp_col,
             col_size,
@@ -70,6 +75,7 @@ impl Collection {
 
     fn export_into_collection_file(
         &mut self,
+        meta: &Meta,
         path: &str,
         search: impl TryIntoSearch,
         with_scheduling: bool,
@@ -85,7 +91,7 @@ impl Collection {
         temp_col.insert_data(&data)?;
         temp_col.set_creation_stamp(self.storage.creation_stamp()?)?;
         temp_col.set_creation_utc_offset(data.creation_utc_offset)?;
-        temp_col.close(Some(SchemaVersion::V11))?;
+        temp_col.close(Some(meta.schema_version()))?;
 
         Ok(data)
     }
diff --git a/rslib/src/import_export/package/meta.rs b/rslib/src/import_export/package/meta.rs
index b8ca9a8ca..62e8dbda4 100644
--- a/rslib/src/import_export/package/meta.rs
+++ b/rslib/src/import_export/package/meta.rs
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ use prost::Message;
 use zip::ZipArchive;
 
 pub(super) use crate::backend_proto::{package_metadata::Version, PackageMetadata as Meta};
-use crate::{error::ImportError, prelude::*};
+use crate::{error::ImportError, prelude::*, storage::SchemaVersion};
 
 impl Version {
     pub(super) fn collection_filename(&self) -> &'static str {
@@ -18,6 +18,16 @@ impl Version {
             Version::Latest => "collection.anki21b",
         }
     }
+
+    /// Latest schema version that is supported by all clients supporting
+    /// this package version.
+    pub(super) fn schema_version(&self) -> SchemaVersion {
+        match self {
+            Version::Unknown => unreachable!(),
+            Version::Legacy1 | Version::Legacy2 => SchemaVersion::V11,
+            Version::Latest => SchemaVersion::V18,
+        }
+    }
 }
 
 impl Meta {
@@ -62,6 +72,12 @@ impl Meta {
         self.version().collection_filename()
     }
 
+    /// Latest schema version that is supported by all clients supporting
+    /// this package version.
+    pub(super) fn schema_version(&self) -> SchemaVersion {
+        self.version().schema_version()
+    }
+
     pub(super) fn zstd_compressed(&self) -> bool {
         !self.is_legacy()
     }