diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/83540-update_disto_version.yml b/changelogs/fragments/83540-update_disto_version.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..9de3b480cad
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/83540-update_disto_version.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+bugfixes:
+  - disro package - update the distro package version from 1.8.0 to 1.9.0  (https://github.com/ansible/ansible/issues/82935)
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/lib/ansible/module_utils/distro/__init__.py b/lib/ansible/module_utils/distro/__init__.py
index bed0b5a5b77..8af439005fc 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/module_utils/distro/__init__.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/module_utils/distro/__init__.py
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ Compat distro library.
 from __future__ import annotations
 
 # The following makes it easier for us to script updates of the bundled code
-_BUNDLED_METADATA = {"pypi_name": "distro", "version": "1.8.0"}
+_BUNDLED_METADATA = {"pypi_name": "distro", "version": "1.9.0"}
 
 # The following additional changes have been made:
 # * Remove optparse since it is not needed for our use.
diff --git a/lib/ansible/module_utils/distro/_distro.py b/lib/ansible/module_utils/distro/_distro.py
index e57d6b68545..a67edae735c 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/module_utils/distro/_distro.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/module_utils/distro/_distro.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# Copyright 2015,2016,2017 Nir Cohen
+# Copyright 2015-2021 Nir Cohen
 #
 # Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 # you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ except ImportError:
     # Python 3.7
     TypedDict = dict
 
-__version__ = "1.8.0"
+__version__ = "1.9.0"
 
 
 class VersionDict(TypedDict):
@@ -129,6 +129,7 @@ _DISTRO_RELEASE_BASENAME_PATTERN = re.compile(r"(\w+)[-_](release|version)$")
 # Base file names to be looked up for if _UNIXCONFDIR is not readable.
 _DISTRO_RELEASE_BASENAMES = [
     "SuSE-release",
+    "altlinux-release",
     "arch-release",
     "base-release",
     "centos-release",
@@ -155,6 +156,8 @@ _DISTRO_RELEASE_IGNORE_BASENAMES = (
     "system-release",
     "plesk-release",
     "iredmail-release",
+    "board-release",
+    "ec2_version",
 )
 
 
@@ -247,6 +250,7 @@ def id() -> str:
     "rocky"         Rocky Linux
     "aix"           AIX
     "guix"          Guix System
+    "altlinux"      ALT Linux
     ==============  =========================================
 
     If you have a need to get distros for reliable IDs added into this set,
@@ -995,10 +999,10 @@ class LinuxDistribution:
 
         For details, see :func:`distro.info`.
         """
-        return dict(
+        return InfoDict(
             id=self.id(),
             version=self.version(pretty, best),
-            version_parts=dict(
+            version_parts=VersionDict(
                 major=self.major_version(best),
                 minor=self.minor_version(best),
                 build_number=self.build_number(best),