diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 1c29d5538..b4705164c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -37,10 +37,11 @@ jobs:
           slack_channel: ${{ secrets.SLACK_CHANNEL }}
           status: FAILED
 
-  determine-revision:
+  determine-es-build:
     runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
     outputs:
       revision: ${{ steps.revision-argument.outputs.revision }}
+      release_build: ${{ steps.release-build-argument.outputs.release_build }}
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - name: "Determine ES version"
@@ -53,6 +54,20 @@ jobs:
         id: revision-argument
         run: |
           echo "revision= --revision=${{ steps.es-version.outputs.version }}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+      - name: "Determine ES release or snapshot"
+        id: release-build-argument
+        run: |
+          if [[ "${{ steps.es-version.outputs.version }}" != "current" && "${{ steps.es-version.outputs.version }}" != "latest" ]]; then
+            echo "release_build=" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+          else
+            echo "release_build= --source-build-release" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+          fi
+      - name: "Show revision argument"
+        if: ${{ steps.revision-argument.outputs.revision != '' }}
+        run: echo "Using${{ steps.revision-argument.outputs.revision }}"
+      - name: "Show release build argument"
+        if: ${{ steps.release-build-argument.outputs.release_build != '' }}
+        run: echo "Using${{ steps.release-build-argument.outputs.release_build }}"
 
   filter-pr-changes:
     runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
@@ -77,10 +92,13 @@ jobs:
             | join(",")
             ')
             if echo "$TRACKS" | grep -qw "full_ci"; then
-            echo 'track_filter=' >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+              echo 'track_filter=' >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
             else
-            echo "track_filter= --track-filter=$TRACKS" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+              echo "track_filter= --track-filter=$TRACKS" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
             fi
+      - name: show track filter argument
+        if: ${{ steps.track-filter.outputs.track_filter != '' }}
+        run: echo "Using${{ steps.track-filter.outputs.track_filter }}"
 
   test:
     strategy:
@@ -114,7 +132,7 @@ jobs:
   rally-tracks-compat:
     needs: 
       - filter-pr-changes
-      - determine-revision
+      - determine-es-build
 
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
@@ -155,8 +173,8 @@ jobs:
         run: df -h
       - name: "Install dependencies"
         run: python -m pip install .[develop]
-      - name: "Run tests${{ needs.filter-pr-changes.outputs.track_filter }}${{ needs.determine-revision.outputs.revision }}"
-        run: hatch -v -e it run test${{ needs.filter-pr-changes.outputs.track_filter }}${{ needs.determine-revision.outputs.revision }}
+      - name: "Run tests${{ needs.filter-pr-changes.outputs.track_filter }}${{ needs.determine-es-build.outputs.revision }}${{ needs.determine-es-build.outputs.release_build }}"
+        run: hatch -v -e it run test${{ needs.filter-pr-changes.outputs.track_filter }}${{ needs.determine-es-build.outputs.revision }}${{ needs.determine-es-build.outputs.release_build }}
         timeout-minutes: 160
         env:
           # elastic/endpoint fetches assets from GitHub, authenticate to avoid