diff --git a/chunk-format.c b/chunk-format.c
index 1c3dca6..0275b74 100644
--- a/chunk-format.c
+++ b/chunk-format.c
@@ -181,3 +181,15 @@ int read_chunk(struct chunkfile *cf,
 
 	return CHUNK_NOT_FOUND;
 }
+
+uint8_t oid_version(const struct git_hash_algo *algop)
+{
+	switch (hash_algo_by_ptr(algop)) {
+	case GIT_HASH_SHA1:
+		return 1;
+	case GIT_HASH_SHA256:
+		return 2;
+	default:
+		die(_("invalid hash version"));
+	}
+}
diff --git a/chunk-format.h b/chunk-format.h
index 9ccbe00..7885aa0 100644
--- a/chunk-format.h
+++ b/chunk-format.h
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 #define CHUNK_FORMAT_H
 
 #include "git-compat-util.h"
+#include "hash.h"
 
 struct hashfile;
 struct chunkfile;
@@ -65,4 +66,6 @@ int read_chunk(struct chunkfile *cf,
 	       chunk_read_fn fn,
 	       void *data);
 
+uint8_t oid_version(const struct git_hash_algo *algop);
+
 #endif
diff --git a/commit-graph.c b/commit-graph.c
index 441b360..f430d50 100644
--- a/commit-graph.c
+++ b/commit-graph.c
@@ -193,18 +193,6 @@ char *get_commit_graph_chain_filename(struct object_directory *odb)
 	return xstrfmt("%s/info/commit-graphs/commit-graph-chain", odb->path);
 }
 
-static uint8_t oid_version(void)
-{
-	switch (hash_algo_by_ptr(the_hash_algo)) {
-	case GIT_HASH_SHA1:
-		return 1;
-	case GIT_HASH_SHA256:
-		return 2;
-	default:
-		die(_("invalid hash version"));
-	}
-}
-
 static struct commit_graph *alloc_commit_graph(void)
 {
 	struct commit_graph *g = xcalloc(1, sizeof(*g));
@@ -365,9 +353,9 @@ struct commit_graph *parse_commit_graph(struct repository *r,
 	}
 
 	hash_version = *(unsigned char*)(data + 5);
-	if (hash_version != oid_version()) {
+	if (hash_version != oid_version(the_hash_algo)) {
 		error(_("commit-graph hash version %X does not match version %X"),
-		      hash_version, oid_version());
+		      hash_version, oid_version(the_hash_algo));
 		return NULL;
 	}
 
@@ -1921,7 +1909,7 @@ static int write_commit_graph_file(struct write_commit_graph_context *ctx)
 	hashwrite_be32(f, GRAPH_SIGNATURE);
 
 	hashwrite_u8(f, GRAPH_VERSION);
-	hashwrite_u8(f, oid_version());
+	hashwrite_u8(f, oid_version(the_hash_algo));
 	hashwrite_u8(f, get_num_chunks(cf));
 	hashwrite_u8(f, ctx->num_commit_graphs_after - 1);
 
diff --git a/midx.c b/midx.c
index 107365d..d7459fd 100644
--- a/midx.c
+++ b/midx.c
@@ -41,18 +41,6 @@
 
 #define PACK_EXPIRED UINT_MAX
 
-static uint8_t oid_version(void)
-{
-	switch (hash_algo_by_ptr(the_hash_algo)) {
-	case GIT_HASH_SHA1:
-		return 1;
-	case GIT_HASH_SHA256:
-		return 2;
-	default:
-		die(_("invalid hash version"));
-	}
-}
-
 const unsigned char *get_midx_checksum(struct multi_pack_index *m)
 {
 	return m->data + m->data_len - the_hash_algo->rawsz;
@@ -134,9 +122,9 @@ struct multi_pack_index *load_multi_pack_index(const char *object_dir, int local
 		      m->version);
 
 	hash_version = m->data[MIDX_BYTE_HASH_VERSION];
-	if (hash_version != oid_version()) {
+	if (hash_version != oid_version(the_hash_algo)) {
 		error(_("multi-pack-index hash version %u does not match version %u"),
-		      hash_version, oid_version());
+		      hash_version, oid_version(the_hash_algo));
 		goto cleanup_fail;
 	}
 	m->hash_len = the_hash_algo->rawsz;
@@ -420,7 +408,7 @@ static size_t write_midx_header(struct hashfile *f,
 {
 	hashwrite_be32(f, MIDX_SIGNATURE);
 	hashwrite_u8(f, MIDX_VERSION);
-	hashwrite_u8(f, oid_version());
+	hashwrite_u8(f, oid_version(the_hash_algo));
 	hashwrite_u8(f, num_chunks);
 	hashwrite_u8(f, 0); /* unused */
 	hashwrite_be32(f, num_packs);
diff --git a/pack-write.c b/pack-write.c
index a2adc56..27b171e 100644
--- a/pack-write.c
+++ b/pack-write.c
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 #include "pack.h"
 #include "csum-file.h"
 #include "remote.h"
+#include "chunk-format.h"
 
 void reset_pack_idx_option(struct pack_idx_option *opts)
 {
@@ -181,21 +182,9 @@ static int pack_order_cmp(const void *va, const void *vb, void *ctx)
 
 static void write_rev_header(struct hashfile *f)
 {
-	uint32_t oid_version;
-	switch (hash_algo_by_ptr(the_hash_algo)) {
-	case GIT_HASH_SHA1:
-		oid_version = 1;
-		break;
-	case GIT_HASH_SHA256:
-		oid_version = 2;
-		break;
-	default:
-		die("write_rev_header: unknown hash version");
-	}
-
 	hashwrite_be32(f, RIDX_SIGNATURE);
 	hashwrite_be32(f, RIDX_VERSION);
-	hashwrite_be32(f, oid_version);
+	hashwrite_be32(f, oid_version(the_hash_algo));
 }
 
 static void write_rev_index_positions(struct hashfile *f,