diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/bootstrap/Security.java b/core/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/bootstrap/Security.java
index e5c326b8ee174..a1ce20a0e27c8 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/bootstrap/Security.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/bootstrap/Security.java
@@ -19,7 +19,9 @@
 
 package org.elasticsearch.bootstrap;
 
+import org.elasticsearch.Build;
 import org.elasticsearch.SecureSM;
+import org.elasticsearch.Version;
 import org.elasticsearch.common.SuppressForbidden;
 import org.elasticsearch.common.io.PathUtils;
 import org.elasticsearch.common.network.NetworkModule;
@@ -43,10 +45,12 @@
 import java.security.Permissions;
 import java.security.Policy;
 import java.security.URIParameter;
+import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.Collections;
 import java.util.HashMap;
 import java.util.HashSet;
 import java.util.LinkedHashSet;
+import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Map;
 import java.util.Set;
 
@@ -191,6 +195,7 @@ static Map<String,Policy> getPluginPermissions(Environment environment) throws I
     @SuppressForbidden(reason = "accesses fully qualified URLs to configure security")
     static Policy readPolicy(URL policyFile, Set<URL> codebases) {
         try {
+            List<String> propertiesSet = new ArrayList<>();
             try {
                 // set codebase properties
                 for (URL url : codebases) {
@@ -198,7 +203,22 @@ static Policy readPolicy(URL policyFile, Set<URL> codebases) {
                     if (shortName.endsWith(".jar") == false) {
                         continue; // tests :(
                     }
-                    String previous = System.setProperty("codebase." + shortName, url.toString());
+                    String property = "codebase." + shortName;
+                    if (shortName.startsWith("elasticsearch-rest-client")) {
+                        // The rest client is currently the only example where we have an elasticsearch built artifact
+                        // which needs special permissions in policy files when used. This temporary solution is to
+                        // pass in an extra system property that omits the -version.jar suffix the other properties have.
+                        // That allows the snapshots to reference snapshot builds of the client, and release builds to
+                        // referenced release builds of the client, all with the same grant statements.
+                        final String esVersion = Version.CURRENT + (Build.CURRENT.isSnapshot() ? "-SNAPSHOT" : "");
+                        final int index = property.indexOf("-" + esVersion + ".jar");
+                        assert index >= 0;
+                        String restClientAlias = property.substring(0, index);
+                        propertiesSet.add(restClientAlias);
+                        System.setProperty(restClientAlias, url.toString());
+                    }
+                    propertiesSet.add(property);
+                    String previous = System.setProperty(property, url.toString());
                     if (previous != null) {
                         throw new IllegalStateException("codebase property already set: " + shortName + "->" + previous);
                     }
@@ -206,12 +226,8 @@ static Policy readPolicy(URL policyFile, Set<URL> codebases) {
                 return Policy.getInstance("JavaPolicy", new URIParameter(policyFile.toURI()));
             } finally {
                 // clear codebase properties
-                for (URL url : codebases) {
-                    String shortName = PathUtils.get(url.toURI()).getFileName().toString();
-                    if (shortName.endsWith(".jar") == false) {
-                        continue; // tests :(
-                    }
-                    System.clearProperty("codebase." + shortName);
+                for (String property : propertiesSet) {
+                    System.clearProperty(property);
                 }
             }
         } catch (NoSuchAlgorithmException | URISyntaxException e) {
diff --git a/core/src/main/resources/org/elasticsearch/bootstrap/test-framework.policy b/core/src/main/resources/org/elasticsearch/bootstrap/test-framework.policy
index 79cb42214ddd3..5b94f28254e58 100644
--- a/core/src/main/resources/org/elasticsearch/bootstrap/test-framework.policy
+++ b/core/src/main/resources/org/elasticsearch/bootstrap/test-framework.policy
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ grant codeBase "${codebase.mocksocket-1.2.jar}" {
   permission java.net.SocketPermission "*", "accept,connect";
 };
 
-grant codeBase "${codebase.elasticsearch-rest-client-7.0.0-alpha1-SNAPSHOT.jar}" {
+grant codeBase "${codebase.elasticsearch-rest-client}" {
   // rest makes socket connections for rest tests
   permission java.net.SocketPermission "*", "connect";
   // rest client uses system properties which gets the default proxy
diff --git a/modules/reindex/src/main/plugin-metadata/plugin-security.policy b/modules/reindex/src/main/plugin-metadata/plugin-security.policy
index 39c1d77277169..70fb51b845ce1 100644
--- a/modules/reindex/src/main/plugin-metadata/plugin-security.policy
+++ b/modules/reindex/src/main/plugin-metadata/plugin-security.policy
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ grant {
    permission java.net.SocketPermission "*", "connect";
 };
 
-grant codeBase "${codebase.elasticsearch-rest-client-7.0.0-alpha1-SNAPSHOT.jar}" {
+grant codeBase "${codebase.elasticsearch-rest-client}" {
   // rest client uses system properties which gets the default proxy
   permission java.net.NetPermission "getProxySelector";
 };