diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/add_fqcn_ansible_connection.yaml b/changelogs/fragments/add_fqcn_ansible_connection.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5b6e80c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/add_fqcn_ansible_connection.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+---
+trivial:
+  - "change the ansible_connection to ansible.netcommon.network_cli (FQCN)"
diff --git a/tests/integration/targets/vyos_smoke/tasks/cli.yaml b/tests/integration/targets/vyos_smoke/tasks/cli.yaml
index f580816..cc5f7df 100644
--- a/tests/integration/targets/vyos_smoke/tasks/cli.yaml
+++ b/tests/integration/targets/vyos_smoke/tasks/cli.yaml
@@ -1,18 +1,18 @@
 ---
 - name: collect all cli test cases
   find:
     paths: '{{ role_path }}/tests/cli'
     patterns: '{{ testcase }}.yaml'
   register: test_cases
   delegate_to: localhost
 
 - name: set test_items
   set_fact: test_items="{{ test_cases.files | map(attribute='path') | list }}"
 
-- name: run test case with single_user_mode (connection=network_cli)
-  include: '{{ test_case_to_run }} ansible_connection=network_cli ansible_network_single_user_mode=True'
+- name: run test case with single_user_mode (connection=ansible.netcommon.network_cli)
+  include: '{{ test_case_to_run }} ansible_connection=ansible.netcommon.network_cli ansible_network_single_user_mode=True'
   with_items: '{{ test_items }}'
   loop_control:
     loop_var: test_case_to_run
   tags:
     - network_cli
diff --git a/tests/integration/targets/vyos_smoke/tests/cli/caching.yaml b/tests/integration/targets/vyos_smoke/tests/cli/caching.yaml
index 4230bfa..87b93c8 100644
--- a/tests/integration/targets/vyos_smoke/tests/cli/caching.yaml
+++ b/tests/integration/targets/vyos_smoke/tests/cli/caching.yaml
@@ -1,85 +1,85 @@
 ---
 - block:
   - debug: msg="START connection={{ ansible_connection }} cli/caching.yaml"
 
   - set_fact:
       interface_cmds:
         - set interfaces ethernet eth1 description 'Configured by Ansible - Interface 1'
         - set interfaces ethernet eth1 mtu '1500'
         - set interfaces ethernet eth1 duplex 'auto'
         - set interfaces ethernet eth1 speed 'auto'
         - set interfaces ethernet eth1 vif 101 description 'Eth1 - VIF 101'
         - set interfaces ethernet eth2 description 'Configured by Ansible - Interface 2 (ADMIN DOWN)'
         - set interfaces ethernet eth2 mtu '600'
       l3_interface_cmds:
         - set interfaces ethernet eth1 address '192.0.2.10/24'
         - set interfaces ethernet eth1 address '2001:db8::10/32'
         - set interfaces ethernet eth2 address '198.51.100.10/24'
 
   - name: Remove interfaces from config before actual testing
     ignore_errors: true
     vyos.vyos.vyos_config: &rem
       lines:
         - delete interfaces ethernet eth1
         - delete interfaces ethernet eth2
       match: none
 
   - name: Merge base interfaces configuration
     register: result
     vyos.vyos.vyos_interfaces: &merged
       config:
         - name: eth1
           description: Configured by Ansible - Interface 1
           mtu: 1500
           speed: auto
           duplex: auto
           vifs:
             - vlan_id: 101
               description: Eth1 - VIF 101
 
         - name: eth2
           description: Configured by Ansible - Interface 2 (ADMIN DOWN)
           mtu: 600
       state: merged
 
   - assert:
       that:
         - "{{ interface_cmds | symmetric_difference(result['commands']) |length == 0 }}"
 
   - name: Merge base interfaces configuration (IDEMPOTENT)
     register: result
     vyos.vyos.vyos_interfaces: *merged
 
   - assert:
       that:
         - result.changed == False
 
   - name: Merge L3 interfaces configuration
     register: result
     vyos.vyos.vyos_l3_interfaces: &mergedl3
       config:
         - name: eth1
           ipv4:
             - address: 192.0.2.10/24
           ipv6:
             - address: 2001:db8::10/32
         - name: eth2
           ipv4:
             - address: 198.51.100.10/24
       state: merged
 
   - assert:
       that:
         - "{{ l3_interface_cmds | symmetric_difference(result['commands']) |length == 0 }}"
 
   - name: Merge L3 interfaces configuration (IDEMPOTENT)
     register: result
     vyos.vyos.vyos_l3_interfaces: *mergedl3
 
   - assert:
       that:
         - result.changed == False
   always:
     - name: cleanup
       vyos.vyos.vyos_config: *rem
-  when: ansible_connection == "network_cli" and ansible_network_single_user_mode|d(False)
+  when: ansible_connection == "ansible.netcommon.network_cli" and ansible_network_single_user_mode|d(False)