diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/652-fix-json-patch-action.yml b/changelogs/fragments/652-fix-json-patch-action.yml
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+bugfixes:
+  - k8s_json_patch - rename action symlink to ensure k8s action plugin is used (https://github.com/ansible-collections/kubernetes.core/pull/652).
diff --git a/plugins/action/ks8_json_patch.py b/plugins/action/k8s_json_patch.py
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rename from plugins/action/ks8_json_patch.py
rename to plugins/action/k8s_json_patch.py