diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/48997-ecs_ecr-livecycle-policy.yml b/changelogs/fragments/48997-ecs_ecr-livecycle-policy.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3b31ed2ac1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/48997-ecs_ecr-livecycle-policy.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+minor_changes:
+  - ecr_ecs - add support for lifecycle policies
+  - ecr_ecs - delete_policy has been renamed to purge_policy (with an alias) and will be removed in 2.14
diff --git a/hacking/aws_config/testing_policies/container-policy.json b/hacking/aws_config/testing_policies/container-policy.json
index 1a6641f36b..41ef600d61 100644
--- a/hacking/aws_config/testing_policies/container-policy.json
+++ b/hacking/aws_config/testing_policies/container-policy.json
@@ -14,6 +14,9 @@
             "Sid": "SpecifiedCodeRepositories",
             "Effect": "Allow",
             "Action": [
+                "ecr:GetLifecyclePolicy",
+                "ecr:PutLifecyclePolicy",
+                "ecr:DeleteLifecyclePolicy",
                 "ecr:GetRepositoryPolicy",
                 "ecr:SetRepositoryPolicy",
                 "ecr:DeleteRepository",
diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/amazon/ecs_ecr.py b/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/amazon/ecs_ecr.py
index 10bc3020f6..4ebe74fc4c 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/amazon/ecs_ecr.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/amazon/ecs_ecr.py
@@ -44,12 +44,14 @@ options:
         required: false
         default: false
         type: bool
-    delete_policy:
+    purge_policy:
         description:
             - If yes, remove the policy from the repository.
+            - Alias C(delete_policy) has been deprecated and will be removed in Ansible 2.14
         required: false
         default: false
         type: bool
+        aliases: [ delete_policy ]
     image_tag_mutability:
         description:
             - Configure whether repository should be mutable (ie. an already existing tag can be overwritten) or not.
@@ -58,6 +60,19 @@ options:
         default: 'mutable'
         version_added: '2.10'
         type: str
+    lifecycle_policy:
+        description:
+            - JSON or dict that represents the new lifecycle policy
+        required: false
+        version_added: '2.10'
+        type: json
+    purge_lifecycle_policy:
+        description:
+            - if yes, remove the lifecycle policy from the repository
+        required: false
+        default: false
+        version_added: '2.10'
+        type: bool
     state:
         description:
             - Create or destroy the repository.
@@ -107,13 +122,32 @@ EXAMPLES = '''
 - name: delete-policy
   ecs_ecr:
     name: needs-no-policy
-    delete_policy: yes
+    purge_policy: yes
 
 - name: create immutable ecr-repo
   ecs_ecr:
     name: super/cool
     image_tag_mutability: immutable
 
+- name: set-lifecycle-policy
+  ecs_ecr:
+    name: needs-lifecycle-policy
+    lifecycle_policy:
+      rules:
+        - rulePriority: 1
+          description: new policy
+          selection:
+            tagStatus: untagged
+            countType: sinceImagePushed
+            countUnit: days
+            countNumber: 365
+          action:
+            type: expire
+
+- name: purge-lifecycle-policy
+  ecs_ecr:
+    name: needs-no-lifecycle-policy
+    purge_lifecycle_policy: true
 '''
 
 RETURN = '''
@@ -151,7 +185,8 @@ except ImportError:
 
 from ansible.module_utils.basic import AnsibleModule
 from ansible.module_utils.ec2 import (HAS_BOTO3, boto3_conn, boto_exception, ec2_argument_spec,
-                                      get_aws_connection_info, compare_policies)
+                                      get_aws_connection_info, compare_policies,
+                                      sort_json_policy_dict)
 from ansible.module_utils.six import string_types
 
 
@@ -286,6 +321,49 @@ class EcsEcr:
         repo['imageTagMutability'] = new_mutability_configuration
         return repo
 
+    def get_lifecycle_policy(self, registry_id, name):
+        try:
+            res = self.ecr.get_lifecycle_policy(
+                repositoryName=name, **build_kwargs(registry_id))
+            text = res.get('lifecyclePolicyText')
+            return text and json.loads(text)
+        except ClientError as err:
+            code = err.response['Error'].get('Code', 'Unknown')
+            if code == 'LifecyclePolicyNotFoundException':
+                return None
+            raise
+
+    def put_lifecycle_policy(self, registry_id, name, policy_text):
+        if not self.check_mode:
+            policy = self.ecr.put_lifecycle_policy(
+                repositoryName=name,
+                lifecyclePolicyText=policy_text,
+                **build_kwargs(registry_id))
+            self.changed = True
+            return policy
+        else:
+            self.skipped = True
+            if self.get_repository(registry_id, name) is None:
+                printable = name
+                if registry_id:
+                    printable = '{0}:{1}'.format(registry_id, name)
+                raise Exception(
+                    'could not find repository {0}'.format(printable))
+            return
+
+    def purge_lifecycle_policy(self, registry_id, name):
+        if not self.check_mode:
+            policy = self.ecr.delete_lifecycle_policy(
+                repositoryName=name, **build_kwargs(registry_id))
+            self.changed = True
+            return policy
+        else:
+            policy = self.get_lifecycle_policy(registry_id, name)
+            if policy:
+                self.skipped = True
+                return policy
+            return None
+
 
 def sort_lists_of_strings(policy):
     for statement_index in range(0, len(policy.get('Statement', []))):
@@ -296,20 +374,35 @@ def sort_lists_of_strings(policy):
     return policy
 
 
-def run(ecr, params, verbosity):
+def run(ecr, params):
     # type: (EcsEcr, dict, int) -> Tuple[bool, dict]
     result = {}
     try:
         name = params['name']
         state = params['state']
         policy_text = params['policy']
-        delete_policy = params['delete_policy']
+        purge_policy = params['purge_policy']
         registry_id = params['registry_id']
         force_set_policy = params['force_set_policy']
         image_tag_mutability = params['image_tag_mutability'].upper()
+        lifecycle_policy_text = params['lifecycle_policy']
+        purge_lifecycle_policy = params['purge_lifecycle_policy']
 
-        # If a policy was given, parse it
-        policy = policy_text and json.loads(policy_text)
+        # Parse policies, if they are given
+        try:
+            policy = policy_text and json.loads(policy_text)
+        except ValueError:
+            result['policy'] = policy_text
+            result['msg'] = 'Could not parse policy'
+            return False, result
+
+        try:
+            lifecycle_policy = \
+                lifecycle_policy_text and json.loads(lifecycle_policy_text)
+        except ValueError:
+            result['lifecycle_policy'] = lifecycle_policy_text
+            result['msg'] = 'Could not parse lifecycle_policy'
+            return False, result
 
         result['state'] = state
         result['created'] = False
@@ -327,14 +420,42 @@ def run(ecr, params, verbosity):
                 repo = ecr.put_image_tag_mutability(registry_id, name, image_tag_mutability)
             result['repository'] = repo
 
-            if delete_policy:
+            if purge_lifecycle_policy:
+                original_lifecycle_policy = \
+                    ecr.get_lifecycle_policy(registry_id, name)
+
+                result['lifecycle_policy'] = None
+
+                if original_lifecycle_policy:
+                    ecr.purge_lifecycle_policy(registry_id, name)
+                    result['changed'] = True
+
+            elif lifecycle_policy_text is not None:
+                try:
+                    lifecycle_policy = sort_json_policy_dict(lifecycle_policy)
+                    result['lifecycle_policy'] = lifecycle_policy
+
+                    original_lifecycle_policy = ecr.get_lifecycle_policy(
+                        registry_id, name)
+
+                    if original_lifecycle_policy:
+                        original_lifecycle_policy = sort_json_policy_dict(
+                            original_lifecycle_policy)
+
+                    if original_lifecycle_policy != lifecycle_policy:
+                        ecr.put_lifecycle_policy(registry_id, name,
+                                                 lifecycle_policy_text)
+                        result['changed'] = True
+                except Exception:
+                    # Some failure w/ the policy. It's helpful to know what the
+                    # policy is.
+                    result['lifecycle_policy'] = lifecycle_policy_text
+                    raise
+
+            if purge_policy:
                 original_policy = ecr.get_repository_policy(registry_id, name)
 
-                if verbosity >= 2:
-                    result['policy'] = None
-
-                if verbosity >= 3:
-                    result['original_policy'] = original_policy
+                result['policy'] = None
 
                 if original_policy:
                     ecr.delete_repository_policy(registry_id, name)
@@ -345,17 +466,13 @@ def run(ecr, params, verbosity):
                     # Sort any lists containing only string types
                     policy = sort_lists_of_strings(policy)
 
-                    if verbosity >= 2:
-                        result['policy'] = policy
+                    result['policy'] = policy
+
                     original_policy = ecr.get_repository_policy(
                         registry_id, name)
-
                     if original_policy:
                         original_policy = sort_lists_of_strings(original_policy)
 
-                    if verbosity >= 3:
-                        result['original_policy'] = original_policy
-
                     if compare_policies(original_policy, policy):
                         ecr.set_repository_policy(
                             registry_id, name, policy_text, force_set_policy)
@@ -398,20 +515,28 @@ def main():
                    default='present'),
         force_set_policy=dict(required=False, type='bool', default=False),
         policy=dict(required=False, type='json'),
-        delete_policy=dict(required=False, type='bool'),
         image_tag_mutability=dict(required=False, choices=['mutable', 'immutable'],
-                                  default='mutable')))
+                                  default='mutable'),
+        purge_policy=dict(required=False, type='bool', aliases=['delete_policy']),
+        lifecycle_policy=dict(required=False, type='json'),
+        purge_lifecycle_policy=dict(required=False, type='bool')))
 
     module = AnsibleModule(argument_spec=argument_spec,
                            supports_check_mode=True,
                            mutually_exclusive=[
-                               ['policy', 'delete_policy']])
+                               ['policy', 'purge_policy'],
+                               ['lifecycle_policy', 'purge_lifecycle_policy']])
+    if module.params.get('delete_policy'):
+        module.deprecate(
+            'The alias "delete_policy" has been deprecated and will be removed, '
+            'use "purge_policy" instead',
+            version='2.14')
 
     if not HAS_BOTO3:
         module.fail_json(msg='boto3 required for this module')
 
     ecr = EcsEcr(module)
-    passed, result = run(ecr, module.params, module._verbosity)
+    passed, result = run(ecr, module.params)
 
     if passed:
         module.exit_json(**result)
diff --git a/test/integration/targets/ecs_ecr/defaults/main.yml b/test/integration/targets/ecs_ecr/defaults/main.yml
index a244f90c31..4a9127942f 100644
--- a/test/integration/targets/ecs_ecr/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/test/integration/targets/ecs_ecr/defaults/main.yml
@@ -8,3 +8,15 @@ policy:
         - ecr:GetDownloadUrlForLayer
         - ecr:BatchGetImage
         - ecr:BatchCheckLayerAvailability
+
+lifecycle_policy:
+  rules:
+    - rulePriority: 1
+      description: new policy
+      selection:
+        tagStatus: untagged
+        countType: sinceImagePushed
+        countUnit: days
+        countNumber: 365
+      action:
+        type: expire
diff --git a/test/integration/targets/ecs_ecr/tasks/main.yml b/test/integration/targets/ecs_ecr/tasks/main.yml
index 7a97dce2ad..362cd8175d 100644
--- a/test/integration/targets/ecs_ecr/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/test/integration/targets/ecs_ecr/tasks/main.yml
@@ -4,13 +4,19 @@
 
 - block:
 
+    - name: set connection information for all tasks
+      set_fact:
+        aws_connection_info: &aws_connection_info
+          aws_access_key: "{{ aws_access_key }}"
+          aws_secret_key: "{{ aws_secret_key }}"
+          security_token: "{{ security_token }}"
+          region: "{{ aws_region }}"
+      no_log: yes
+
     - name: When creating with check mode
       ecs_ecr:
         name: '{{ ecr_name }}'
-        region: '{{ ec2_region }}'
-        ec2_access_key: '{{ec2_access_key}}'
-        ec2_secret_key: '{{ec2_secret_key}}'
-        security_token: '{{security_token}}'
+        <<: *aws_connection_info
       register: result
       check_mode: yes
 
@@ -26,10 +32,7 @@
       ecs_ecr:
         registry_id: 999999999999
         name: '{{ ecr_name }}'
-        region: '{{ ec2_region }}'
-        ec2_access_key: '{{ec2_access_key}}'
-        ec2_secret_key: '{{ec2_secret_key}}'
-        security_token: '{{security_token}}'
+        <<: *aws_connection_info
       register: result
       ignore_errors: true
 
@@ -43,10 +46,7 @@
     - name: When creating a repository
       ecs_ecr:
         name: '{{ ecr_name }}'
-        region: '{{ ec2_region }}'
-        ec2_access_key: '{{ec2_access_key}}'
-        ec2_secret_key: '{{ec2_secret_key}}'
-        security_token: '{{security_token}}'
+        <<: *aws_connection_info
       register: result
 
     - name: it should change and create
@@ -64,10 +64,7 @@
     - name: When creating a repository that already exists in check mode
       ecs_ecr:
         name: '{{ ecr_name }}'
-        region: '{{ ec2_region }}'
-        ec2_access_key: '{{ec2_access_key}}'
-        ec2_secret_key: '{{ec2_secret_key}}'
-        security_token: '{{security_token}}'
+        <<: *aws_connection_info
       register: result
       check_mode: yes
 
@@ -81,10 +78,7 @@
     - name: When creating a repository that already exists
       ecs_ecr:
         name: '{{ ecr_name }}'
-        region: '{{ ec2_region }}'
-        ec2_access_key: '{{ec2_access_key}}'
-        ec2_secret_key: '{{ec2_secret_key}}'
-        security_token: '{{security_token}}'
+        <<: *aws_connection_info
       register: result
 
     - name: it should not change
@@ -95,12 +89,9 @@
 
     - name: When in check mode, and deleting a policy that does not exist
       ecs_ecr:
-        region: '{{ ec2_region }}'
         name: '{{ ecr_name }}'
-        ec2_access_key: '{{ec2_access_key}}'
-        ec2_secret_key: '{{ec2_secret_key}}'
-        security_token: '{{security_token}}'
-        delete_policy: yes
+        purge_policy: yes
+        <<: *aws_connection_info
       register: result
       check_mode: yes
 
@@ -113,12 +104,9 @@
 
     - name: When in check mode, setting policy on a repository that has no policy
       ecs_ecr:
-        region: '{{ ec2_region }}'
         name: '{{ ecr_name }}'
         policy: '{{ policy }}'
-        ec2_access_key: '{{ec2_access_key}}'
-        ec2_secret_key: '{{ec2_secret_key}}'
-        security_token: '{{security_token}}'
+        <<: *aws_connection_info
       register: result
       check_mode: yes
 
@@ -132,12 +120,9 @@
 
     - name: When setting policy on a repository that has no policy
       ecs_ecr:
-        region: '{{ ec2_region }}'
         name: '{{ ecr_name }}'
         policy: '{{ policy }}'
-        ec2_access_key: '{{ec2_access_key}}'
-        ec2_secret_key: '{{ec2_secret_key}}'
-        security_token: '{{security_token}}'
+        <<: *aws_connection_info
       register: result
 
     - name: it should change and not create
@@ -149,31 +134,43 @@
 
     - name: When in check mode, and deleting a policy that exists
       ecs_ecr:
-        region: '{{ ec2_region }}'
         name: '{{ ecr_name }}'
         delete_policy: yes
-        ec2_access_key: '{{ec2_access_key}}'
-        ec2_secret_key: '{{ec2_secret_key}}'
-        security_token: '{{security_token}}'
+        <<: *aws_connection_info
       register: result
       check_mode: yes
 
-    - name: it should skip, change but not create
+    - name: it should skip, change but not create, have deprecations
       assert:
         that:
           - result is skipped
           - result is changed
           - not result.created
+          - result.deprecations
 
 
-    - name: When deleting a policy that exists
+    - name: When in check mode, and purging a policy that exists
       ecs_ecr:
-        region: '{{ ec2_region }}'
         name: '{{ ecr_name }}'
-        delete_policy: yes
-        ec2_access_key: '{{ec2_access_key}}'
-        ec2_secret_key: '{{ec2_secret_key}}'
-        security_token: '{{security_token}}'
+        purge_policy: yes
+        <<: *aws_connection_info
+      register: result
+      check_mode: yes
+
+    - name: it should skip, change but not create, no deprecations
+      assert:
+        that:
+          - result is skipped
+          - result is changed
+          - not result.created
+          - result.deprecations is not defined
+
+
+    - name: When purging a policy that exists
+      ecs_ecr:
+        name: '{{ ecr_name }}'
+        purge_policy: yes
+        <<: *aws_connection_info
       register: result
 
     - name: it should change and not create
@@ -185,12 +182,9 @@
 
     - name: When setting a policy as a string
       ecs_ecr:
-        region: '{{ ec2_region }}'
         name: '{{ ecr_name }}'
         policy: '{{ policy | to_json }}'
-        ec2_access_key: '{{ec2_access_key}}'
-        ec2_secret_key: '{{ec2_secret_key}}'
-        security_token: '{{security_token}}'
+        <<: *aws_connection_info
       register: result
 
     - name: it should change and not create
@@ -202,12 +196,9 @@
 
     - name: When setting a policy to its current value
       ecs_ecr:
-        region: '{{ ec2_region }}'
         name: '{{ ecr_name }}'
         policy: '{{ policy }}'
-        ec2_access_key: '{{ec2_access_key}}'
-        ec2_secret_key: '{{ec2_secret_key}}'
-        security_token: '{{security_token}}'
+        <<: *aws_connection_info
       register: result
 
     - name: it should not change
@@ -215,14 +206,10 @@
         that:
           - result is not changed
 
-
     - name: When omitting policy on a repository that has a policy
       ecs_ecr:
-        region: '{{ ec2_region }}'
         name: '{{ ecr_name }}'
-        ec2_access_key: '{{ec2_access_key}}'
-        ec2_secret_key: '{{ec2_secret_key}}'
-        security_token: '{{security_token}}'
+        <<: *aws_connection_info
       register: result
 
     - name: it should not change
@@ -230,16 +217,12 @@
         that:
           - result is not changed
 
-
-    - name: When specifying both policy and delete_policy
+    - name: When specifying both policy and purge_policy
       ecs_ecr:
-        region: '{{ ec2_region }}'
         name: '{{ ecr_name }}'
         policy: '{{ policy }}'
-        delete_policy: yes
-        ec2_access_key: '{{ec2_access_key}}'
-        ec2_secret_key: '{{ec2_secret_key}}'
-        security_token: '{{security_token}}'
+        purge_policy: yes
+        <<: *aws_connection_info
       register: result
       ignore_errors: true
 
@@ -251,12 +234,9 @@
 
     - name: When specifying invalid JSON for policy
       ecs_ecr:
-        region: '{{ ec2_region }}'
         name: '{{ ecr_name }}'
-        policy_text: "Ceci n'est pas une JSON"
-        ec2_access_key: '{{ec2_access_key}}'
-        ec2_secret_key: '{{ec2_secret_key}}'
-        security_token: '{{security_token}}'
+        policy: "Ceci n'est pas une JSON"
+        <<: *aws_connection_info
       register: result
       ignore_errors: true
 
@@ -266,14 +246,26 @@
           - result is failed
 
 
-    - name: When in check mode, deleting a policy that exists
+    - name: When in check mode, and purging a lifecycle policy that does not exists
       ecs_ecr:
         name: '{{ ecr_name }}'
-        region: '{{ ec2_region }}'
-        state: absent
-        ec2_access_key: '{{ec2_access_key}}'
-        ec2_secret_key: '{{ec2_secret_key}}'
-        security_token: '{{security_token}}'
+        purge_lifecycle_policy: yes
+        <<: *aws_connection_info
+      register: result
+      check_mode: yes
+
+    - name: it should not skip and not change
+      assert:
+        that:
+          - not result is skipped
+          - not result is changed
+
+
+    - name: When in check mode, setting lifecyle policy on a repository that has no policy
+      ecs_ecr:
+        name: '{{ ecr_name }}'
+        lifecycle_policy: '{{ lifecycle_policy }}'
+        <<: *aws_connection_info
       register: result
       check_mode: yes
 
@@ -285,14 +277,157 @@
           - not result.created
 
 
-    - name: When deleting a policy that exists
+    - name: When setting lifecycle policy on a repository that has no policy
+      ecs_ecr:
+        name: '{{ ecr_name }}'
+        lifecycle_policy: '{{ lifecycle_policy }}'
+        <<: *aws_connection_info
+      register: result
+
+    - name: it should change and not create
+      assert:
+        that:
+          - result is changed
+          - not result.created
+          - result.lifecycle_policy is defined
+          - result.lifecycle_policy.rules|length == 1
+
+
+    - name: When in check mode, and purging a lifecyle policy that exists
+      ecs_ecr:
+        name: '{{ ecr_name }}'
+        purge_lifecycle_policy: yes
+        <<: *aws_connection_info
+      register: result
+      check_mode: yes
+
+    - name: it should skip, change but not create
+      assert:
+        that:
+          - result is skipped
+          - result is changed
+          - not result.created
+
+
+    - name: When purging a lifecycle policy that exists
+      ecs_ecr:
+        name: '{{ ecr_name }}'
+        purge_lifecycle_policy: yes
+        <<: *aws_connection_info
+      register: result
+
+    - name: it should change and not create
+      assert:
+        that:
+          - result is changed
+          - not result.created
+
+
+    - name: When setting a lifecyle policy as a string
+      ecs_ecr:
+        name: '{{ ecr_name }}'
+        lifecycle_policy: '{{ lifecycle_policy | to_json }}'
+        <<: *aws_connection_info
+      register: result
+
+    - name: it should change and not create
+      assert:
+        that:
+          - result is changed
+          - not result.created
+
+
+    - name: When setting a lifecycle policy to its current value
+      ecs_ecr:
+        name: '{{ ecr_name }}'
+        lifecycle_policy: '{{ lifecycle_policy }}'
+        <<: *aws_connection_info
+      register: result
+
+    - name: it should not change
+      assert:
+        that:
+          - not result is changed
+
+
+    - name: When omitting lifecycle policy on a repository that has a policy
+      ecs_ecr:
+        name: '{{ ecr_name }}'
+        <<: *aws_connection_info
+      register: result
+
+    - name: it should not change
+      assert:
+        that:
+          - not result is changed
+
+
+    - name: When specifying both lifecycle_policy and purge_lifecycle_policy
+      ecs_ecr:
+        name: '{{ ecr_name }}'
+        lifecycle_policy: '{{ lifecycle_policy }}'
+        purge_lifecycle_policy: yes
+        <<: *aws_connection_info
+      register: result
+      ignore_errors: true
+
+    - name: it should fail
+      assert:
+        that:
+          - result is failed
+
+
+    - name: When specifying invalid JSON for lifecycle policy
+      ecs_ecr:
+        name: '{{ ecr_name }}'
+        lifecycle_policy: "Ceci n'est pas une JSON"
+        <<: *aws_connection_info
+      register: result
+      ignore_errors: true
+
+    - name: it should fail
+      assert:
+        that:
+          - result is failed
+
+
+    - name: When specifying an invalid document for lifecycle policy
+      ecs_ecr:
+        name: '{{ ecr_name }}'
+        lifecycle_policy:
+          rules:
+            - invalid: "Ceci n'est pas une rule"
+        <<: *aws_connection_info
+      register: result
+      ignore_errors: true
+
+    - name: it should fail
+      assert:
+        that:
+          - result is failed
+
+
+    - name: When in check mode, deleting a repository that exists
       ecs_ecr:
         name: '{{ ecr_name }}'
-        region: '{{ ec2_region }}'
         state: absent
-        ec2_access_key: '{{ec2_access_key}}'
-        ec2_secret_key: '{{ec2_secret_key}}'
-        security_token: '{{security_token}}'
+        <<: *aws_connection_info
+      register: result
+      check_mode: yes
+
+    - name: it should skip, change and not create
+      assert:
+        that:
+          - result is skipped
+          - result is changed
+          - not result.created
+
+
+    - name: When deleting a repository that exists
+      ecs_ecr:
+        name: '{{ ecr_name }}'
+        state: absent
+        <<: *aws_connection_info
       register: result
 
     - name: it should change
@@ -301,14 +436,11 @@
           - result is changed
 
 
-    - name: When in check mode, deleting a policy that does not exist
+    - name: When in check mode, deleting a repository that does not exist
       ecs_ecr:
         name: '{{ ecr_name }}'
-        region: '{{ ec2_region }}'
         state: absent
-        ec2_access_key: '{{ec2_access_key}}'
-        ec2_secret_key: '{{ec2_secret_key}}'
-        security_token: '{{security_token}}'
+        <<: *aws_connection_info
       register: result
       check_mode: yes
 
@@ -319,14 +451,11 @@
           - result is not changed
 
 
-    - name: When deleting a policy that does not exist
+    - name: When deleting a repository that does not exist
       ecs_ecr:
         name: '{{ ecr_name }}'
-        region: '{{ ec2_region }}'
         state: absent
-        ec2_access_key: '{{ec2_access_key}}'
-        ec2_secret_key: '{{ec2_secret_key}}'
-        security_token: '{{security_token}}'
+        <<: *aws_connection_info
       register: result
 
     - name: it should not change
@@ -410,8 +539,5 @@
     - name: Delete lingering ECR repository
       ecs_ecr:
         name: '{{ ecr_name }}'
-        region: '{{ ec2_region }}'
         state: absent
-        ec2_access_key: '{{ec2_access_key}}'
-        ec2_secret_key: '{{ec2_secret_key}}'
-        security_token: '{{security_token}}'
+        <<: *aws_connection_info