diff --git a/mercurial/exchange.py b/mercurial/exchange.py
--- a/mercurial/exchange.py
+++ b/mercurial/exchange.py
@@ -1727,9 +1727,11 @@
     Could be a bundle HG10 or a bundle HG20 depending on bundlecaps
     passed.
 
-    Returns an iterator over raw chunks (of varying sizes).
+    Returns a 2-tuple of a dict with metadata about the generated bundle
+    and an iterator over raw chunks (of varying sizes).
     """
     kwargs = pycompat.byteskwargs(kwargs)
+    info = {}
     usebundle2 = bundle2requested(bundlecaps)
     # bundle10 case
     if not usebundle2:
@@ -1740,10 +1742,12 @@
             raise ValueError(_('unsupported getbundle arguments: %s')
                              % ', '.join(sorted(kwargs.keys())))
         outgoing = _computeoutgoing(repo, heads, common)
-        return changegroup.makestream(repo, outgoing, '01', source,
-                                      bundlecaps=bundlecaps)
+        info['bundleversion'] = 1
+        return info, changegroup.makestream(repo, outgoing, '01', source,
+                                            bundlecaps=bundlecaps)
 
     # bundle20 case
+    info['bundleversion'] = 2
     b2caps = {}
     for bcaps in bundlecaps:
         if bcaps.startswith('bundle2='):
@@ -1759,7 +1763,7 @@
         func(bundler, repo, source, bundlecaps=bundlecaps, b2caps=b2caps,
              **pycompat.strkwargs(kwargs))
 
-    return bundler.getchunks()
+    return info, bundler.getchunks()
 
 @getbundle2partsgenerator('stream')
 def _getbundlestream(bundler, repo, source, bundlecaps=None,
diff --git a/mercurial/localrepo.py b/mercurial/localrepo.py
--- a/mercurial/localrepo.py
+++ b/mercurial/localrepo.py
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@
                   **kwargs):
         chunks = exchange.getbundlechunks(self._repo, source, heads=heads,
                                           common=common, bundlecaps=bundlecaps,
-                                          **kwargs)
+                                          **kwargs)[1]
         cb = util.chunkbuffer(chunks)
 
         if exchange.bundle2requested(bundlecaps):
diff --git a/mercurial/wireproto.py b/mercurial/wireproto.py
--- a/mercurial/wireproto.py
+++ b/mercurial/wireproto.py
@@ -877,8 +877,8 @@
                     _('server has pull-based clones disabled'),
                     hint=_('remove --pull if specified or upgrade Mercurial'))
 
-        chunks = exchange.getbundlechunks(repo, 'serve',
-                                          **pycompat.strkwargs(opts))
+        info, chunks = exchange.getbundlechunks(repo, 'serve',
+                                                **pycompat.strkwargs(opts))
     except error.Abort as exc:
         # cleanly forward Abort error to the client
         if not exchange.bundle2requested(opts.get('bundlecaps')):