Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. A communication device, which may be otherwise known as a user equipment (UE), may determine a capability relating to an antenna configuration associated with channel state information reporting. The UE may transmit a message including an indication of the capability, and receive a channel state information reference signal using the antenna configuration. The UE may transmit, based on the channel state information reference signal, a channel state information report in accordance with the antenna configuration associated with the channel state information reporting.