diff --git a/model.go b/model.go
index 9e400f4..ee9f663 100644
--- a/model.go
+++ b/model.go
@@ -944,7 +944,7 @@ func (m *model) AddRemoteApplication(args RemoteApplicationArgs) RemoteApplicati
 
 func (m *model) setRemoteApplications(appList []*remoteApplication) {
 	m.RemoteApplications_ = remoteApplications{
-		Version:            2,
+		Version:            3,
 		RemoteApplications: appList,
 	}
 }
diff --git a/model_test.go b/model_test.go
index 2274f33..eb5a9a6 100644
--- a/model_test.go
+++ b/model_test.go
@@ -828,6 +828,7 @@ func (s *ModelSerializationSuite) TestSerializesRemoteApplications(c *gc.C) {
 		URL:             "other.mysql",
 		SourceModel:     names.NewModelTag("some-model"),
 		IsConsumerProxy: true,
+		ConsumeVersion:  666,
 	})
 	rapp.AddEndpoint(RemoteEndpointArgs{
 		Name:      "db",
@@ -848,7 +849,8 @@ func (s *ModelSerializationSuite) TestSerializesRemoteApplications(c *gc.C) {
 
 	expected := `
 remote-applications:
-- endpoints:
+- consume-version: 666
+  endpoints:
     endpoints:
     - interface: mysql
       name: db
@@ -868,7 +870,7 @@ remote-applications:
       value: running
     version: 2
   url: other.mysql
-version: 2
+version: 3
 `[1:]
 	c.Assert(string(bytes), gc.Equals, expected)
 }
diff --git a/remoteapplication.go b/remoteapplication.go
index d4ec5bd..1c0f7b5 100644
--- a/remoteapplication.go
+++ b/remoteapplication.go
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ type RemoteApplication interface {
 	URL() string
 	SourceModelTag() names.ModelTag
 	IsConsumerProxy() bool
+	ConsumeVersion() int
 	Macaroon() string
 
 	Endpoints() []RemoteEndpoint
@@ -41,6 +42,7 @@ type remoteApplication struct {
 	OfferUUID_       string            `yaml:"offer-uuid"`
 	URL_             string            `yaml:"url"`
 	SourceModelUUID_ string            `yaml:"source-model-uuid"`
+	ConsumeVersion_  int               `yaml:"consume-version,omitempty"`
 	Macaroon_        string            `yaml:"macaroon,omitempty"`
 	Endpoints_       remoteEndpoints   `yaml:"endpoints,omitempty"`
 	IsConsumerProxy_ bool              `yaml:"is-consumer-proxy,omitempty"`
@@ -57,6 +59,7 @@ type RemoteApplicationArgs struct {
 	URL             string
 	SourceModel     names.ModelTag
 	IsConsumerProxy bool
+	ConsumeVersion  int
 	Macaroon        string
 	Bindings        map[string]string
 }
@@ -68,6 +71,7 @@ func newRemoteApplication(args RemoteApplicationArgs) *remoteApplication {
 		URL_:             args.URL,
 		SourceModelUUID_: args.SourceModel.Id(),
 		IsConsumerProxy_: args.IsConsumerProxy,
+		ConsumeVersion_:  args.ConsumeVersion,
 		Macaroon_:        args.Macaroon,
 		Bindings_:        args.Bindings,
 	}
@@ -106,6 +110,11 @@ func (a *remoteApplication) IsConsumerProxy() bool {
 	return a.IsConsumerProxy_
 }
 
+// ConsumeVersion implements RemoteApplication.
+func (a *remoteApplication) ConsumeVersion() int {
+	return a.ConsumeVersion_
+}
+
 // Macaroon (RemoteApplication) returns the macaroon
 // that authorises access to the remote application.
 func (a *remoteApplication) Macaroon() string {
@@ -218,6 +227,7 @@ func importRemoteApplicationList(sourceList []interface{}, checker schema.Checke
 var remoteApplicationFieldsFuncs = map[int]fieldsFunc{
 	1: remoteApplicationV1Fields,
 	2: remoteApplicationV2Fields,
+	3: remoteApplicationV3Fields,
 }
 
 func newRemoteApplicationFromValid(valid map[string]interface{}, version int) (*remoteApplication, error) {
@@ -262,6 +272,15 @@ func newRemoteApplicationFromValid(valid map[string]interface{}, version int) (*
 	if bindings, ok := valid["bindings"]; ok {
 		result.Bindings_ = convertToStringMap(bindings)
 	}
+
+	if version < 3 {
+		result.ConsumeVersion_ = 1
+	} else {
+		v, ok := valid["consume-version"].(int64)
+		if ok {
+			result.ConsumeVersion_ = int(v)
+		}
+	}
 	return result, nil
 }
 
@@ -294,3 +313,10 @@ func remoteApplicationV2Fields() (schema.Fields, schema.Defaults) {
 	defaults["macaroon"] = schema.Omit
 	return fields, defaults
 }
+
+func remoteApplicationV3Fields() (schema.Fields, schema.Defaults) {
+	fields, defaults := remoteApplicationV2Fields()
+	fields["consume-version"] = schema.Int()
+	defaults["consume-version"] = 0
+	return fields, defaults
+}
diff --git a/remoteapplication_test.go b/remoteapplication_test.go
index 78590fa..1409cc1 100644
--- a/remoteapplication_test.go
+++ b/remoteapplication_test.go
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ func minimalRemoteApplicationMapWithoutStatus() map[interface{}]interface{} {
 		"url":               "http://a.url",
 		"source-model-uuid": "abcd-1234",
 		"is-consumer-proxy": true,
+		"consume-version":   666,
 		"endpoints": map[interface{}]interface{}{
 			"version": 1,
 			"endpoints": []interface{}{map[interface{}]interface{}{
@@ -114,6 +115,7 @@ func minimalRemoteApplicationWithoutStatus() *remoteApplication {
 		URL:             "http://a.url",
 		SourceModel:     names.NewModelTag("abcd-1234"),
 		IsConsumerProxy: true,
+		ConsumeVersion:  666,
 		Bindings:        map[string]string{"lana": "private"},
 	})
 	a.AddEndpoint(RemoteEndpointArgs{
@@ -241,20 +243,31 @@ func (*RemoteApplicationSerializationSuite) TestMinimalMatchesWithoutStatus(c *g
 
 func (s *RemoteApplicationSerializationSuite) TestRoundTripVersion1(c *gc.C) {
 	rIn := minimalRemoteApplication()
+	rIn.ConsumeVersion_ = 0
 	rOut := s.exportImport(c, 1, rIn)
+	rIn.ConsumeVersion_ = 1
 	c.Assert(rOut, jc.DeepEquals, rIn)
 }
 
 func (s *RemoteApplicationSerializationSuite) TestRoundTripVersion2(c *gc.C) {
 	rIn := minimalRemoteApplication()
+	rIn.ConsumeVersion_ = 0
 	rIn.Macaroon_ = "mac"
 	rOut := s.exportImport(c, 2, rIn)
+	rIn.ConsumeVersion_ = 1
+	c.Assert(rOut, jc.DeepEquals, rIn)
+}
+
+func (s *RemoteApplicationSerializationSuite) TestRoundTripVersion3(c *gc.C) {
+	rIn := minimalRemoteApplication()
+	rIn.Macaroon_ = "mac"
+	rOut := s.exportImport(c, 3, rIn)
 	c.Assert(rOut, jc.DeepEquals, rIn)
 }
 
 func (s *RemoteApplicationSerializationSuite) TestRoundTripWithoutStatus(c *gc.C) {
 	rIn := minimalRemoteApplicationWithoutStatus()
-	rOut := s.exportImport(c, 1, rIn)
+	rOut := s.exportImport(c, 3, rIn)
 	c.Assert(rOut, jc.DeepEquals, rIn)
 }