diff --git a/.changes/1.27.79.json b/.changes/1.27.79.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..f449cc97964e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changes/1.27.79.json
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+[
+  {
+    "category": "``connect``",
+    "description": "StartTaskContact API now supports linked task creation with a new optional RelatedContactId parameter",
+    "type": "api-change"
+  },
+  {
+    "category": "``connectcases``",
+    "description": "This release adds the ability to delete domains through the DeleteDomain API. For more information see https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cases/latest/APIReference/Welcome.html",
+    "type": "api-change"
+  },
+  {
+    "category": "``redshift``",
+    "description": "Documentation updates for Redshift API bringing it in line with IAM best practices.",
+    "type": "api-change"
+  },
+  {
+    "category": "``securityhub``",
+    "description": "New Security Hub APIs and updates to existing APIs that help you consolidate control findings and enable and disable controls across all supported standards",
+    "type": "api-change"
+  },
+  {
+    "category": "``servicecatalog``",
+    "description": "Documentation updates for Service Catalog",
+    "type": "api-change"
+  }
+]
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.changes/next-release/api-change-connect-65694.json b/.changes/next-release/api-change-connect-65694.json
deleted file mode 100644
index 45690e9e6e50..000000000000
--- a/.changes/next-release/api-change-connect-65694.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "type": "api-change",
-  "category": "``connect``",
-  "description": "StartTaskContact API now supports linked task creation with a new optional RelatedContactId parameter"
-}
diff --git a/.changes/next-release/api-change-connectcases-90804.json b/.changes/next-release/api-change-connectcases-90804.json
deleted file mode 100644
index b71ac2f42425..000000000000
--- a/.changes/next-release/api-change-connectcases-90804.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "type": "api-change",
-  "category": "``connectcases``",
-  "description": "This release adds the ability to delete domains through the DeleteDomain API. For more information see https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cases/latest/APIReference/Welcome.html"
-}
diff --git a/.changes/next-release/api-change-redshift-81949.json b/.changes/next-release/api-change-redshift-81949.json
deleted file mode 100644
index 6c7e50072955..000000000000
--- a/.changes/next-release/api-change-redshift-81949.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "type": "api-change",
-  "category": "``redshift``",
-  "description": "Documentation updates for Redshift API bringing it in line with IAM best practices."
-}
diff --git a/.changes/next-release/api-change-securityhub-38133.json b/.changes/next-release/api-change-securityhub-38133.json
deleted file mode 100644
index cc57fe5cee83..000000000000
--- a/.changes/next-release/api-change-securityhub-38133.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "type": "api-change",
-  "category": "``securityhub``",
-  "description": "New Security Hub APIs and updates to existing APIs that help you consolidate control findings and enable and disable controls across all supported standards"
-}
diff --git a/.changes/next-release/api-change-servicecatalog-76945.json b/.changes/next-release/api-change-servicecatalog-76945.json
deleted file mode 100644
index b92966493365..000000000000
--- a/.changes/next-release/api-change-servicecatalog-76945.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "type": "api-change",
-  "category": "``servicecatalog``",
-  "description": "Documentation updates for Service Catalog"
-}
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.rst b/CHANGELOG.rst
index d651ad918af9..977a75161774 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.rst
+++ b/CHANGELOG.rst
@@ -2,6 +2,16 @@
 CHANGELOG
 =========
 
+1.27.79
+=======
+
+* api-change:``connect``: StartTaskContact API now supports linked task creation with a new optional RelatedContactId parameter
+* api-change:``connectcases``: This release adds the ability to delete domains through the DeleteDomain API. For more information see https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cases/latest/APIReference/Welcome.html
+* api-change:``redshift``: Documentation updates for Redshift API bringing it in line with IAM best practices.
+* api-change:``securityhub``: New Security Hub APIs and updates to existing APIs that help you consolidate control findings and enable and disable controls across all supported standards
+* api-change:``servicecatalog``: Documentation updates for Service Catalog
+
+
 1.27.78
 =======
 
diff --git a/awscli/__init__.py b/awscli/__init__.py
index 76ffa3b4ad6a..f3aeab433031 100644
--- a/awscli/__init__.py
+++ b/awscli/__init__.py
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 """
 import os
 
-__version__ = '1.27.78'
+__version__ = '1.27.79'
 
 #
 # Get our data path to be added to botocore's search path
diff --git a/doc/source/conf.py b/doc/source/conf.py
index 759e335fea33..4da63a62b6d6 100644
--- a/doc/source/conf.py
+++ b/doc/source/conf.py
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@
 # The short X.Y version.
 version = '1.27.'
 # The full version, including alpha/beta/rc tags.
-release = '1.27.78'
+release = '1.27.79'
 
 # The language for content autogenerated by Sphinx. Refer to documentation
 # for a list of supported languages.
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 89776d821848..b3f61d56ab34 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ universal = 0
 
 [metadata]
 requires_dist =
-        botocore==1.29.78
+        botocore==1.29.79
         docutils>=0.10,<0.17
         s3transfer>=0.6.0,<0.7.0
         PyYAML>=3.10,<5.5
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index cd1dc8b1d6f7..d4c68dc986b6 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ def find_version(*file_paths):
 
 
 install_requires = [
-    'botocore==1.29.78',
+    'botocore==1.29.79',
     'docutils>=0.10,<0.17',
     's3transfer>=0.6.0,<0.7.0',
     'PyYAML>=3.10,<5.5',