diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/fix-Amazon-system-release-version-parsing.yaml b/changelogs/fragments/fix-Amazon-system-release-version-parsing.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..d63437661ef
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/fix-Amazon-system-release-version-parsing.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+bugfixes:
+    - Fix Amazon system-release version parsing (https://github.com/ansible/ansible/issues/48823)
diff --git a/lib/ansible/module_utils/facts/system/distribution.py b/lib/ansible/module_utils/facts/system/distribution.py
index 14fa81f845e..49d130efa00 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/module_utils/facts/system/distribution.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/module_utils/facts/system/distribution.py
@@ -228,10 +228,11 @@ class DistributionFiles:
     def parse_distribution_file_Amazon(self, name, data, path, collected_facts):
         amazon_facts = {}
         if 'Amazon' not in data:
-            # return False  # TODO: remove   # huh?
-            return False, amazon_facts  # TODO: remove
+            return False, amazon_facts
         amazon_facts['distribution'] = 'Amazon'
-        amazon_facts['distribution_version'] = data.split()[-1]
+        version = [n for n in data.split() if n.isdigit()]
+        version = version[0] if version else 'NA'
+        amazon_facts['distribution_version'] = version
         return True, amazon_facts
 
     def parse_distribution_file_OpenWrt(self, name, data, path, collected_facts):