diff --git a/changelog/fragments/ansiblev2alpha.yaml b/changelog/fragments/ansiblev2alpha.yaml
index 60aaff3e53..376706c7fb 100644
--- a/changelog/fragments/ansiblev2alpha.yaml
+++ b/changelog/fragments/ansiblev2alpha.yaml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 # release notes and/or the migration guide
 entries:
   - description: >
-      Adds a new `ansible/v2-alpha` plugin. The only user facing difference is that the
+      Adds a new `ansible-external/v1-alpha` plugin. The only user facing difference is that the
       image used in the scaffolded `Dockerfile` `FROM` directive is now 
       `quay.io/operator-framework/ansible-operator-plugins:<version>`. The first version
       tag that is usable is `v0.1.2`.
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ entries:
     # Migration can be defined to automatically add a section to
     # the migration guide. This is required for breaking changes.
     migration:
-      header: (Optional) Converting from `ansible/v1` to `ansible/v2-alpha`
+      header: (Optional) Converting from `ansible/v1` to `ansible-external/v1-alpha`
       body: |
         In your `Dockerfile`, replace the `FROM` directive of:
         ```
diff --git a/internal/cmd/operator-sdk/cli/cli.go b/internal/cmd/operator-sdk/cli/cli.go
index 4174d2bd7c..863e2de03d 100644
--- a/internal/cmd/operator-sdk/cli/cli.go
+++ b/internal/cmd/operator-sdk/cli/cli.go
@@ -104,7 +104,10 @@ func GetPluginsCLIAndRoot() (*cli.CLI, *cobra.Command) {
 		manifestsv2.Plugin{},
 		scorecardv2.Plugin{},
 	)
-	ansibleV2AlphaBundle, _ := plugin.NewBundle("ansible"+plugins.DefaultNameQualifier, plugin.Version{Number: 2, Stage: stage.Alpha},
+	// Having to call this something other than "ansible" due to it causing amibiguity issues
+	// when marking --plugins=ansible. Naming this "ansible" is likely a breaking change since
+	// our documentation mentions using --plugins=ansible instead of --plugins=ansible/v1
+	ansibleV2AlphaBundle, _ := plugin.NewBundle("ansible-external"+plugins.DefaultNameQualifier, plugin.Version{Number: 1, Stage: stage.Alpha},
 		kustomizev2Alpha.Plugin{},
 		ansibleexternal.Plugin{},
 		manifestsv2.Plugin{},