diff --git a/tests/test_0692_fsspec_writing.py b/tests/test_0692_fsspec_writing.py
index 6bbaa2e06..6ee42a950 100644
--- a/tests/test_0692_fsspec_writing.py
+++ b/tests/test_0692_fsspec_writing.py
@@ -10,9 +10,14 @@
 import fsspec
 import numpy as np
 import awkward as ak
+from packaging import version
+import importlib.metadata
 
 is_windows = sys.platform.startswith("win")
 
+import fsspec_xrootd
+fsspec_xrootd_version = importlib.metadata.version("fsspec-xrootd")
+
 
 def test_fsspec_writing_no_integration(tmp_path):
     uri = os.path.join(tmp_path, "some", "path", "file.root")
@@ -221,6 +226,10 @@ def test_fsspec_writing_memory(tmp_path, scheme):
         assert f["tree"]["x"].array().tolist() == [1, 2, 3]
 
 
+@pytest.mark.skipif(
+    version.parse(fsspec_xrootd_version) < version.parse("0.5.0"),
+    reason="fsspec-xrootd>=0.5.0 is required",
+)
 def test_write_append_fsspec_xrootd(xrootd_server):
     remote_path, _ = xrootd_server
     filename = "file.root"
@@ -237,4 +246,4 @@ def test_write_append_fsspec_xrootd(xrootd_server):
         assert f["tree"]["x"].array().tolist() == [1, 2, 3]
         assert f["tree"]["y"].array().tolist() == [4, 5, 6]
         assert f["other_tree"]["x"].array().tolist() == [1, 2, 3, 4]
-        assert f["other_tree"]["y"].array().tolist() == [4, 5, 6, 7]
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+        assert f["other_tree"]["y"].array().tolist() == [4, 5, 6, 7]