diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/validate-plugins.yml b/changelogs/fragments/validate-plugins.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..a78738c052b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/validate-plugins.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+bugfixes:
+  - "aws_ssm connection plugin - fix linting errors in documentation data (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.aws/pull/965)."
diff --git a/plugins/connection/aws_ssm.py b/plugins/connection/aws_ssm.py
index 40724cfbbdb..6e0d2a1ec60 100644
--- a/plugins/connection/aws_ssm.py
+++ b/plugins/connection/aws_ssm.py
@@ -10,8 +10,8 @@
 author:
 - Pat Sharkey (@psharkey) <psharkey@cleo.com>
 - HanumanthaRao MVL (@hanumantharaomvl) <hanumanth@flux7.com>
-- Gaurav Ashtikar (@gau1991 )<gaurav.ashtikar@flux7.com>
-connection: aws_ssm
+- Gaurav Ashtikar (@gau1991) <gaurav.ashtikar@flux7.com>
+name: aws_ssm
 short_description: execute via AWS Systems Manager
 description:
 - This connection plugin allows ansible to execute tasks on an EC2 instance via the aws ssm CLI.