diff --git a/extra/exports b/extra/exports
index 7a9b41aa0862665b0702bf311e7158da561de50e..1dbfedc5c258e394b50b5cd3997ebc7ca21b7494 100644
--- a/extra/exports
+++ b/extra/exports
@@ -92,6 +92,7 @@ box_latch_lock
 box_latch_new
 box_latch_trylock
 box_latch_unlock
+box_latest_dd_version_id
 box_on_shutdown
 box_read_ffi_disable
 box_read_ffi_is_disabled
diff --git a/src/box/lua/mkversion.lua b/src/box/lua/mkversion.lua
index 7845d79b97b580e63afc4ec13b35d521dc911612..f740bd56b51580f93e789246fff151f2322dd70b 100644
--- a/src/box/lua/mkversion.lua
+++ b/src/box/lua/mkversion.lua
@@ -1,7 +1,11 @@
 local bit = require('bit')
 local ffi = require('ffi')
 
-ffi.cdef([[ uint32_t box_dd_version_id(void); ]])
+ffi.cdef([[
+    uint32_t box_dd_version_id(void);
+    uint32_t box_latest_dd_version_id(void);
+]])
+
 local builtin = ffi.C
 
 local mkversion_mt = {
@@ -48,6 +52,12 @@ local function mkversion_get()
     return mkversion_from_id(version)
 end
 
+-- Latest schema version this instance recognizes.
+local function mkversion_get_latest()
+    local version = builtin.box_latest_dd_version_id()
+    return mkversion_from_id(version)
+end
+
 local function mkversion_from_tuple(tuple)
     local major, minor, patch = tuple:unpack(2, 4)
     patch = patch or 0
@@ -61,6 +71,7 @@ end
 return setmetatable({
     new = mkversion_new,
     get = mkversion_get,
+    get_latest = mkversion_get_latest,
     from_id = mkversion_from_id,
     from_tuple = mkversion_from_tuple,
     from_string = mkversion_from_string,
diff --git a/src/box/schema.cc b/src/box/schema.cc
index 43e1f3bd725ffd53b4d7a597016c634dbb4823ff..e8847e949bce91df454d2160ae71f839de2e0add 100644
--- a/src/box/schema.cc
+++ b/src/box/schema.cc
@@ -92,6 +92,13 @@ box_dd_version_id(void)
 	return dd_version_id;
 }
 
+/** Called from Lua via FFI to get latest_dd_version_id. */
+extern "C" uint32_t
+box_latest_dd_version_id(void)
+{
+	return latest_dd_version_id;
+}
+
 /** Called from Lua via FFI to init latest_dd_version_id. */
 extern "C" void
 box_init_latest_dd_version_id(uint32_t version_id)