diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/package-list-name-changes-38f1554097b6bbe9.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/package-list-name-changes-38f1554097b6bbe9.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6875b9f2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/package-list-name-changes-38f1554097b6bbe9.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+---
+upgrade:
+  - The variable ``glance_apt_packages`` has been renamed to
+    ``glance_distro_packages``.
diff --git a/tasks/glance_install_apt.yml b/tasks/glance_install_apt.yml
index 29ed800a..b01c83b0 100644
--- a/tasks/glance_install_apt.yml
+++ b/tasks/glance_install_apt.yml
@@ -34,4 +34,4 @@
   until: install_packages|success
   retries: 5
   delay: 2
-  with_items: "{{ glance_apt_packages }}"
+  with_items: "{{ glance_distro_packages }}"
diff --git a/tests/test-glance-functional.yml b/tests/test-glance-functional.yml
index be6d5c8c..7896b3b5 100644
--- a/tests/test-glance-functional.yml
+++ b/tests/test-glance-functional.yml
@@ -50,4 +50,4 @@
 - name: Ensure image uploaded
   fail:
     msg: "Image upload failed"
-  when: (glance_images is not defined) or (glance_images.cirros is not defined) or (glance_images.cirros.id is not defined)
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+  when: (glance_images is not defined) or (glance_images.cirros is not defined) or (glance_images.cirros.id is not defined)
diff --git a/tests/test-install-infra.yml b/tests/test-install-infra.yml
index 77a90bd0..7b3acf0b 100644
--- a/tests/test-install-infra.yml
+++ b/tests/test-install-infra.yml
@@ -29,4 +29,4 @@
       galera_wsrep_node_name: "{{ inventory_hostname }}"
       galera_wsrep_provider_options:
         - { option: "gcache.size", value: "32M" }
-      galera_server_id: "{{ inventory_hostname | string_2_int }}"
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+      galera_server_id: "{{ inventory_hostname | string_2_int }}"
diff --git a/tests/test-prepare-containers.yml b/tests/test-prepare-containers.yml
index ccb40af9..914c17f1 100644
--- a/tests/test-prepare-containers.yml
+++ b/tests/test-prepare-containers.yml
@@ -30,4 +30,4 @@
         port: "{{ ansible_ssh_port | default('22') }}"
         host: "{{ ansible_ssh_host | default(inventory_hostname) }}"
         search_regex: OpenSSH
-        delay: 1
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+        delay: 1
diff --git a/tests/test.yml b/tests/test.yml
index f79188dc..8254f3fb 100644
--- a/tests/test.yml
+++ b/tests/test.yml
@@ -29,4 +29,4 @@
 - include: test-install-keystone.yml
 
 # Install Glance
-- include: test-install-glance.yml
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+- include: test-install-glance.yml
diff --git a/vars/ubuntu-14.04.yml b/vars/ubuntu-14.04.yml
index fe31302a..96ff60dd 100644
--- a/vars/ubuntu-14.04.yml
+++ b/vars/ubuntu-14.04.yml
@@ -16,8 +16,8 @@
 cache_timeout: 600
 
 # Common apt packages
-glance_apt_packages:
+glance_distro_packages:
   - rpcbind
   - rsync
   - git
-  - nfs-common
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+  - nfs-common
diff --git a/vars/ubuntu-16.04.yml b/vars/ubuntu-16.04.yml
index fe31302a..96ff60dd 100644
--- a/vars/ubuntu-16.04.yml
+++ b/vars/ubuntu-16.04.yml
@@ -16,8 +16,8 @@
 cache_timeout: 600
 
 # Common apt packages
-glance_apt_packages:
+glance_distro_packages:
   - rpcbind
   - rsync
   - git
-  - nfs-common
\ No newline at end of file
+  - nfs-common