diff --git a/x-pack/plugin/esql/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/esql/action/EsqlCapabilities.java b/x-pack/plugin/esql/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/esql/action/EsqlCapabilities.java
index fbcb98c2e05f7..139b9c2859b56 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugin/esql/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/esql/action/EsqlCapabilities.java
+++ b/x-pack/plugin/esql/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/esql/action/EsqlCapabilities.java
@@ -415,7 +415,17 @@ public enum Cap {
          * Fix for an optimization that caused wrong results
          * https://github.com/elastic/elasticsearch/issues/115281
          */
-        FIX_FILTER_PUSHDOWN_PAST_STATS;
+        FIX_FILTER_PUSHDOWN_PAST_STATS,
+
+        /**
+         * This enables 60_usage.yml "Basic ESQL usage....snapshot" version test. See also the next capability.
+         */
+        SNAPSHOT_TEST_FOR_TELEMETRY(Build.current().isSnapshot()),
+
+        /**
+         * This enables 60_usage.yml "Basic ESQL usage....non-snapshot" version test. See also the previous capability.
+         */
+        NON_SNAPSHOT_TEST_FOR_TELEMETRY(Build.current().isSnapshot() == false);
 
         private final boolean enabled;
 
diff --git a/x-pack/plugin/src/yamlRestTest/resources/rest-api-spec/test/esql/60_usage.yml b/x-pack/plugin/src/yamlRestTest/resources/rest-api-spec/test/esql/60_usage.yml
index 7d1a4e123299b..b51bbdc4d2f87 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugin/src/yamlRestTest/resources/rest-api-spec/test/esql/60_usage.yml
+++ b/x-pack/plugin/src/yamlRestTest/resources/rest-api-spec/test/esql/60_usage.yml
@@ -23,7 +23,86 @@ setup:
                 type: integer
 
 ---
-"Basic ESQL usage output (telemetry)":
+"Basic ESQL usage output (telemetry) snapshot version":
+  - requires:
+      test_runner_features: [capabilities]
+      capabilities:
+        - method: POST
+          path: /_query
+          parameters: []
+          capabilities: [ snapshot_test_for_telemetry ]
+      reason: "Test that should only be executed on snapshot versions"
+
+  - do: {xpack.usage: {}}
+  - match: { esql.available: true }
+  - match: { esql.enabled: true }
+  - length: { esql.features: 15 }
+  - set: {esql.features.dissect: dissect_counter}
+  - set: {esql.features.drop: drop_counter}
+  - set: {esql.features.eval: eval_counter}
+  - set: {esql.features.enrich: enrich_counter}
+  - set: {esql.features.from: from_counter}
+  - set: {esql.features.grok: grok_counter}
+  - set: {esql.features.keep: keep_counter}
+  - set: {esql.features.limit: limit_counter}
+  - set: {esql.features.mv_expand: mv_expand_counter}
+  - set: {esql.features.rename: rename_counter}
+  - set: {esql.features.row: row_counter}
+  - set: {esql.features.show: show_counter}
+  - set: {esql.features.sort: sort_counter}
+  - set: {esql.features.stats: stats_counter}
+  - set: {esql.features.where: where_counter}
+  - length: { esql.queries: 3 }
+  - set: {esql.queries.rest.total: rest_total_counter}
+  - set: {esql.queries.rest.failed: rest_failed_counter}
+  - set: {esql.queries.kibana.total: kibana_total_counter}
+  - set: {esql.queries.kibana.failed: kibana_failed_counter}
+  - set: {esql.queries._all.total: all_total_counter}
+  - set: {esql.queries._all.failed: all_failed_counter}
+  - set: {esql.functions.max: functions_max}
+  - set: {esql.functions.min: functions_min}
+  - set: {esql.functions.cos: functions_cos}
+  - set: {esql.functions.to_long: functions_to_long}
+  - set: {esql.functions.coalesce: functions_coalesce}
+
+  - do:
+      esql.query:
+        body:
+          query: 'from test | where data > 2 and to_long(data) > 2 | sort count desc | limit 5 | stats m = max(data)'
+
+  - do: {xpack.usage: {}}
+  - match: { esql.available: true }
+  - match: { esql.enabled: true }
+  - match: {esql.features.dissect: $dissect_counter}
+  - match: {esql.features.eval: $eval_counter}
+  - match: {esql.features.grok: $grok_counter}
+  - gt: {esql.features.limit: $limit_counter}
+  - gt: {esql.features.sort: $sort_counter}
+  - gt: {esql.features.stats: $stats_counter}
+  - gt: {esql.features.where: $where_counter}
+  - gt: {esql.queries.rest.total: $rest_total_counter}
+  - match: {esql.queries.rest.failed: $rest_failed_counter}
+  - match: {esql.queries.kibana.total: $kibana_total_counter}
+  - match: {esql.queries.kibana.failed: $kibana_failed_counter}
+  - gt: {esql.queries._all.total: $all_total_counter}
+  - match: {esql.queries._all.failed: $all_failed_counter}
+  - gt: {esql.functions.max: $functions_max}
+  - match: {esql.functions.min: $functions_min}
+  - match: {esql.functions.cos: $functions_cos}
+  - gt: {esql.functions.to_long: $functions_to_long}
+  - match: {esql.functions.coalesce: $functions_coalesce}
+  - length: {esql.functions: 117} # check the "sister" test below for a likely update to the same esql.functions length check
+
+---
+"Basic ESQL usage output (telemetry) non-snapshot version":
+  - requires:
+      test_runner_features: [capabilities]
+      capabilities:
+        - method: POST
+          path: /_query
+          parameters: []
+          capabilities: [ non_snapshot_test_for_telemetry ]
+      reason: "Test that should only be executed on release versions"
 
   - do: {xpack.usage: {}}
   - match: { esql.available: true }
@@ -83,3 +162,4 @@ setup:
   - match: {esql.functions.cos: $functions_cos}
   - gt: {esql.functions.to_long: $functions_to_long}
   - match: {esql.functions.coalesce: $functions_coalesce}
+  - length: {esql.functions: 115} # check the "sister" test above for a likely update to the same esql.functions length check