diff --git a/tests/unit/plugins/callback/test_elastic.py b/tests/unit/plugins/callback/test_elastic.py
index e90186789b..9cd68d0b15 100644
--- a/tests/unit/plugins/callback/test_elastic.py
+++ b/tests/unit/plugins/callback/test_elastic.py
@@ -7,14 +7,20 @@ __metaclass__ = type
 
 from ansible.playbook.task import Task
 from ansible.executor.task_result import TaskResult
+from ansible.release import __version__ as ansible_release
 from ansible_collections.community.internal_test_tools.tests.unit.compat import unittest
 from ansible_collections.community.internal_test_tools.tests.unit.compat.mock import patch, MagicMock, Mock
 from ansible_collections.community.general.plugins.callback.elastic import ElasticSource, TaskData
 from collections import OrderedDict
 import sys
+import pytest
 
 ELASTIC_MINIMUM_PYTHON_VERSION = (3, 6)
 
+if tuple(int(x) for x in ansible_release.split(".")[:2]) >= (2, 21):
+    # https://github.com/ansible/ansible/issues/86761
+    pytest.skip("Temporarily skipping callback tests for ansible-core >= 2.21", allow_module_level=True)
+
 
 class TestOpentelemetry(unittest.TestCase):
     @patch('ansible_collections.community.general.plugins.callback.elastic.socket')
diff --git a/tests/unit/plugins/callback/test_loganalytics.py b/tests/unit/plugins/callback/test_loganalytics.py
index 8cc5c941d7..04ad45a8b4 100644
--- a/tests/unit/plugins/callback/test_loganalytics.py
+++ b/tests/unit/plugins/callback/test_loganalytics.py
@@ -5,7 +5,9 @@
 from __future__ import (absolute_import, division, print_function)
 __metaclass__ = type
 
+import pytest
 from ansible.executor.task_result import TaskResult
+from ansible.release import __version__ as ansible_release
 from ansible_collections.community.internal_test_tools.tests.unit.compat import unittest
 from ansible_collections.community.internal_test_tools.tests.unit.compat.mock import patch, Mock
 from ansible_collections.community.general.plugins.callback.loganalytics import AzureLogAnalyticsSource
@@ -13,6 +15,10 @@ from ansible_collections.community.general.plugins.callback.loganalytics import
 from datetime import datetime
 import json
 
+if tuple(int(x) for x in ansible_release.split(".")[:2]) >= (2, 21):
+    # https://github.com/ansible/ansible/issues/86761
+    pytest.skip("Temporarily skipping callback tests for ansible-core >= 2.21", allow_module_level=True)
+
 
 class TestAzureLogAnalytics(unittest.TestCase):
     @patch('ansible_collections.community.general.plugins.callback.loganalytics.socket')
diff --git a/tests/unit/plugins/callback/test_opentelemetry.py b/tests/unit/plugins/callback/test_opentelemetry.py
index 1da506c262..ee04989f68 100644
--- a/tests/unit/plugins/callback/test_opentelemetry.py
+++ b/tests/unit/plugins/callback/test_opentelemetry.py
@@ -8,14 +8,20 @@ __metaclass__ = type
 
 from ansible.playbook.task import Task
 from ansible.executor.task_result import TaskResult
+from ansible.release import __version__ as ansible_release
 from ansible_collections.community.internal_test_tools.tests.unit.compat import unittest
 from ansible_collections.community.internal_test_tools.tests.unit.compat.mock import patch, MagicMock, Mock
 from ansible_collections.community.general.plugins.callback.opentelemetry import OpenTelemetrySource, TaskData
 from collections import OrderedDict
 import sys
+import pytest
 
 OPENTELEMETRY_MINIMUM_PYTHON_VERSION = (3, 7)
 
+if tuple(int(x) for x in ansible_release.split(".")[:2]) >= (2, 21):
+    # https://github.com/ansible/ansible/issues/86761
+    pytest.skip("Temporarily skipping callback tests for ansible-core >= 2.21", allow_module_level=True)
+
 
 class TestOpentelemetry(unittest.TestCase):
     @patch('ansible_collections.community.general.plugins.callback.opentelemetry.socket')
diff --git a/tests/unit/plugins/callback/test_splunk.py b/tests/unit/plugins/callback/test_splunk.py
index 09c56930f7..63239b3d27 100644
--- a/tests/unit/plugins/callback/test_splunk.py
+++ b/tests/unit/plugins/callback/test_splunk.py
@@ -5,7 +5,9 @@
 from __future__ import (absolute_import, division, print_function)
 __metaclass__ = type
 
+import pytest
 from ansible.executor.task_result import TaskResult
+from ansible.release import __version__ as ansible_release
 from ansible_collections.community.internal_test_tools.tests.unit.compat import unittest
 from ansible_collections.community.internal_test_tools.tests.unit.compat.mock import patch, Mock
 from ansible_collections.community.general.plugins.callback.splunk import SplunkHTTPCollectorSource
@@ -13,6 +15,10 @@ from datetime import datetime
 
 import json
 
+if tuple(int(x) for x in ansible_release.split(".")[:2]) >= (2, 21):
+    # https://github.com/ansible/ansible/issues/86761
+    pytest.skip("Temporarily skipping callback tests for ansible-core >= 2.21", allow_module_level=True)
+
 
 class TestSplunkClient(unittest.TestCase):
     @patch('ansible_collections.community.general.plugins.callback.splunk.socket')