diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/rename-ovs-plugin-049750609559f1ba.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/rename-ovs-plugin-049750609559f1ba.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d4ad19c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/rename-ovs-plugin-049750609559f1ba.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+fixes:
+  - The ovs direct and ovs hybrid plug methods are now
+    handled by a single plugin. To reflect that the
+    ovs plugin has been renamed to 'ovs' from 'ovs_hybrid'
diff --git a/vif_plug_ovs/ovs.py b/vif_plug_ovs/ovs.py
index 022cfed..74f97d5 100644
--- a/vif_plug_ovs/ovs.py
+++ b/vif_plug_ovs/ovs.py
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ class OvsPlugin(plugin.PluginBase):
 
     def describe(self):
         return objects.host_info.HostPluginInfo(
-            plugin_name="ovs_hybrid",
+            plugin_name="ovs",
             vif_info=[
                 objects.host_info.HostVIFInfo(
                     vif_object_name=objects.vif.VIFBridge.__name__,