diff --git a/tests/unit/plugins/callback/test_elastic.py b/tests/unit/plugins/callback/test_elastic.py
index 23aab39b2d..ac32f8c06e 100644
--- a/tests/unit/plugins/callback/test_elastic.py
+++ b/tests/unit/plugins/callback/test_elastic.py
@@ -8,11 +8,17 @@ import unittest
 from collections import OrderedDict
 from unittest.mock import MagicMock, Mock, patch
 
+import pytest
 from ansible.executor.task_result import TaskResult
 from ansible.playbook.task import Task
+from ansible.release import __version__ as ansible_release
 
 from ansible_collections.community.general.plugins.callback.elastic import ElasticSource, TaskData
 
+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 7637b53312..59388cb4f9 100644
--- a/tests/unit/plugins/callback/test_loganalytics.py
+++ b/tests/unit/plugins/callback/test_loganalytics.py
@@ -9,10 +9,16 @@ import unittest
 from datetime import datetime
 from unittest.mock import Mock, patch
 
+import pytest
 from ansible.executor.task_result import TaskResult
+from ansible.release import __version__ as ansible_release
 
 from ansible_collections.community.general.plugins.callback.loganalytics import AzureLogAnalyticsSource
 
+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_loganalytics_ingestion.py b/tests/unit/plugins/callback/test_loganalytics_ingestion.py
index da21b2207b..61ae36a426 100644
--- a/tests/unit/plugins/callback/test_loganalytics_ingestion.py
+++ b/tests/unit/plugins/callback/test_loganalytics_ingestion.py
@@ -10,12 +10,18 @@ import unittest
 import unittest.mock
 import urllib
 
+import pytest
 from ansible.executor.task_result import TaskResult
+from ansible.release import __version__ as ansible_release
 
 from ansible_collections.community.general.plugins.callback.loganalytics_ingestion import (
     AzureLogAnalyticsIngestionSource,
 )
 
+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 TestAzureLogAnalyticsIngestion(unittest.TestCase):
     dce_url = "https://fake.dce_url.ansible.com"
diff --git a/tests/unit/plugins/callback/test_opentelemetry.py b/tests/unit/plugins/callback/test_opentelemetry.py
index 9fb566ef88..11dc2c5a7e 100644
--- a/tests/unit/plugins/callback/test_opentelemetry.py
+++ b/tests/unit/plugins/callback/test_opentelemetry.py
@@ -8,11 +8,17 @@ import unittest
 from collections import OrderedDict
 from unittest.mock import MagicMock, Mock, patch
 
+import pytest
 from ansible.executor.task_result import TaskResult
 from ansible.playbook.task import Task
+from ansible.release import __version__ as ansible_release
 
 from ansible_collections.community.general.plugins.callback.opentelemetry import OpenTelemetrySource, TaskData
 
+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 e5d747dfee..b3db52478b 100644
--- a/tests/unit/plugins/callback/test_splunk.py
+++ b/tests/unit/plugins/callback/test_splunk.py
@@ -9,10 +9,16 @@ import unittest
 from datetime import datetime
 from unittest.mock import Mock, patch
 
+import pytest
 from ansible.executor.task_result import TaskResult
+from ansible.release import __version__ as ansible_release
 
 from ansible_collections.community.general.plugins.callback.splunk import SplunkHTTPCollectorSource
 
+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")