diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/ec2_ami_fix_block_device_mapping_volume_size_type.yaml b/changelogs/fragments/ec2_ami_fix_block_device_mapping_volume_size_type.yaml
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+bugfixes:
+- cast the device_mapping volume size to an int in the ec2_ami module (https://github.com/ansible/ansible/pull/40938)