diff --git a/x-pack/plugin/esql/qa/testFixtures/src/main/resources/id.csv-spec b/x-pack/plugin/esql/qa/testFixtures/src/main/resources/id.csv-spec
index e0f43ef280299..d119ad4f3b496 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugin/esql/qa/testFixtures/src/main/resources/id.csv-spec
+++ b/x-pack/plugin/esql/qa/testFixtures/src/main/resources/id.csv-spec
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 // Tests for _id fields
 //
 
-selectAll
+selectAll#[skip:-8.12.99]
 FROM apps [metadata _id];
 warning:Line 1:11: Square brackets '[]' need to be removed in FROM METADATA declaration
 ignoreOrder:true
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ id:integer |name:keyword   |version:version     | _id:keyword
 14         |mmmmm          |5.2.9               | 14
 ;
 
-filterById
+filterById#[skip:-8.12.99]
 FROM apps [metadata _id]| WHERE _id == "4";
 warning:Line 1:11: Square brackets '[]' need to be removed in FROM METADATA declaration
 
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ id:i |name:k |version:v | _id:k
 4    |ddddd  |2.12.0    | 4
 ;
 
-keepId
+keepId#[skip:-8.12.99]
 FROM apps [metadata _id] | WHERE id == 3 | KEEP _id;
 warning:Line 1:11: Square brackets '[]' need to be removed in FROM METADATA declaration
 
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ _id:k
 3
 ;
 
-idRangeAndSort
+idRangeAndSort#[skip:-8.12.99]
 FROM apps [metadata _id] | WHERE _id >= "2" AND _id <= "7" | SORT _id | keep id, name, _id;
 warning:Line 1:11: Square brackets '[]' need to be removed in FROM METADATA declaration
 
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ id:i    |name:k       | _id:k
 7       |ggggg        | 7
 ;
 
-orderById
+orderById#[skip:-8.12.99]
 FROM apps [metadata _id] | KEEP _id, name | SORT _id;
 warning:Line 1:11: Square brackets '[]' need to be removed in FROM METADATA declaration
 
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ _id:k  | name:s
 9      | iiiii
 ;
 
-orderByIdDesc
+orderByIdDesc#[skip:-8.12.99]
 FROM apps [metadata _id] | KEEP _id, name | SORT _id DESC;
 warning:Line 1:11: Square brackets '[]' need to be removed in FROM METADATA declaration
 
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ _id:k  | name:s
 1      | aaaaa
 ;
 
-concatId
+concatId#[skip:-8.12.99]
 FROM apps [metadata _id] | eval c = concat(_id, name) | SORT _id | KEEP c;
 warning:Line 1:11: Square brackets '[]' need to be removed in FROM METADATA declaration
 
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ c:k
 9iiiii
 ;
 
-statsOnId
+statsOnId#[skip:-8.12.99]
 FROM apps [metadata _id] | stats c = count(_id), d = count_distinct(_id);
 warning:Line 1:11: Square brackets '[]' need to be removed in FROM METADATA declaration
 
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ c:l | d:l
 ;
 
 
-statsOnIdByGroup
+statsOnIdByGroup#[skip:-8.12.99]
 FROM apps [metadata _id] | stats c = count(_id) by name | sort c desc, name | limit 5;
 warning:Line 1:11: Square brackets '[]' need to be removed in FROM METADATA declaration
 
diff --git a/x-pack/plugin/esql/qa/testFixtures/src/main/resources/metadata-IT_tests_only.csv-spec b/x-pack/plugin/esql/qa/testFixtures/src/main/resources/metadata-IT_tests_only.csv-spec
index 547e1897f6b2a..1c24cd8c629dc 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugin/esql/qa/testFixtures/src/main/resources/metadata-IT_tests_only.csv-spec
+++ b/x-pack/plugin/esql/qa/testFixtures/src/main/resources/metadata-IT_tests_only.csv-spec
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 
-simpleKeep
+simpleKeep#[skip:-8.12.99]
 from employees [metadata _index, _version] | sort emp_no | limit 2 | keep emp_no, _index, _version;
 warning:Line 1:16: Square brackets '[]' need to be removed in FROM METADATA declaration
 
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ emp_no:integer |_index:keyword |_version:long
 10002          |employees      |1
 ;
 
-aliasWithSameName
+aliasWithSameName#[skip:-8.12.99]
 from employees [metadata _index, _version] | sort emp_no | limit 2 | eval _index = _index, _version = _version | keep emp_no, _index, _version;
 warning:Line 1:16: Square brackets '[]' need to be removed in FROM METADATA declaration
 
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ emp_no:integer |_index:keyword |_version:long
 10002          |employees      |1
 ;
 
-inComparison
+inComparison#[skip:-8.12.99]
 from employees [metadata _index, _version] | sort emp_no | where _index == "employees" | where _version == 1 | keep emp_no | limit 2;
 warning:Line 1:16: Square brackets '[]' need to be removed in FROM METADATA declaration
 
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ max:integer |_index:keyword
 // end::metaIndexInAggs-result[]
 ;
 
-metaIndexAliasedInAggs
+metaIndexAliasedInAggs#[skip:-8.12.99]
 from employees [metadata _index] | eval _i = _index | stats max = max(emp_no) by _i;
 warning:Line 1:16: Square brackets '[]' need to be removed in FROM METADATA declaration
 
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ max:integer |_i:keyword
 10100       |employees
 ;
 
-metaVersionInAggs
+metaVersionInAggs#[skip:-8.12.99]
 from employees [metadata _version] | stats min = min(emp_no) by _version;
 warning:Line 1:16: Square brackets '[]' need to be removed in FROM METADATA declaration
 
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ min:integer |_version:long
 10001       |1
 ;
 
-metaVersionAliasedInAggs
+metaVersionAliasedInAggs#[skip:-8.12.99]
 from employees [metadata _version] | eval _v = _version | stats min = min(emp_no) by _v;
 warning:Line 1:16: Square brackets '[]' need to be removed in FROM METADATA declaration
 
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ min:integer |_v:long
 10001       |1
 ;
 
-inAggsAndAsGroups
+inAggsAndAsGroups#[skip:-8.12.99]
 from employees [metadata _index, _version] | stats max = max(_version) by _index;
 warning:Line 1:16: Square brackets '[]' need to be removed in FROM METADATA declaration
 
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ max:long |_index:keyword
 1        |employees
 ;
 
-inAggsAndAsGroupsAliased
+inAggsAndAsGroupsAliased#[skip:-8.12.99]
 from employees [metadata _index, _version] | eval _i = _index, _v = _version | stats max = max(_v) by _i;
 warning:Line 1:16: Square brackets '[]' need to be removed in FROM METADATA declaration
 
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ max:long |_i:keyword
 1        |employees
 ;
 
-inFunction
+inFunction#[skip:-8.12.99]
 from employees [metadata _index, _version] | sort emp_no | where length(_index) == length("employees") | where abs(_version) == 1 | keep emp_no | limit 2;
 warning:Line 1:16: Square brackets '[]' need to be removed in FROM METADATA declaration
 
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ emp_no:integer
 10002
 ;
 
-inArithmetics
+inArithmetics#[skip:-8.12.99]
 from employees [metadata _index, _version] | eval i = _version + 2 | stats min = min(emp_no) by i;
 warning:Line 1:16: Square brackets '[]' need to be removed in FROM METADATA declaration
 
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ min:integer |i:long
 10001       |3
 ;
 
-inSort
+inSort#[skip:-8.12.99]
 from employees [metadata _index, _version] | sort _version, _index, emp_no | keep emp_no, _version, _index | limit 2;
 warning:Line 1:16: Square brackets '[]' need to be removed in FROM METADATA declaration
 
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ emp_no:integer |_version:long |_index:keyword
 10002          |1             |employees
 ;
 
-withMvFunction
+withMvFunction#[skip:-8.12.99]
 from employees [metadata _version] | eval i = mv_avg(_version) + 2 | stats min = min(emp_no) by i;
 warning:Line 1:16: Square brackets '[]' need to be removed in FROM METADATA declaration
 
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ min:integer |i:double
 10001       |3.0
 ;
 
-overwritten
+overwritten#[skip:-8.12.99]
 from employees [metadata _index, _version] | sort emp_no | eval _index = 3, _version = "version" | keep emp_no, _index, _version | limit 3;
 warning:Line 1:16: Square brackets '[]' need to be removed in FROM METADATA declaration