diff --git a/.changes/1.26.5.json b/.changes/1.26.5.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..688710835e
--- /dev/null
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+[
+  {
+    "category": "``acm``",
+    "description": "[``botocore``] Support added for requesting elliptic curve certificate key algorithm types P-256 (EC_prime256v1) and P-384 (EC_secp384r1).",
+    "type": "api-change"
+  },
+  {
+    "category": "``billingconductor``",
+    "description": "[``botocore``] This release adds the Recurring Custom Line Item feature along with a new API ListCustomLineItemVersions.",
+    "type": "api-change"
+  },
+  {
+    "category": "``ec2``",
+    "description": "[``botocore``] This release enables sharing of EC2 Placement Groups across accounts and within AWS Organizations using Resource Access Manager",
+    "type": "api-change"
+  },
+  {
+    "category": "``fms``",
+    "description": "[``botocore``] AWS Firewall Manager now supports importing existing AWS Network Firewall firewalls into Firewall Manager policies.",
+    "type": "api-change"
+  },
+  {
+    "category": "``lightsail``",
+    "description": "[``botocore``] This release adds support for Amazon Lightsail to automate the delegation of domains registered through Amazon Route 53 to Lightsail DNS management and to automate record creation for DNS validation of Lightsail SSL/TLS certificates.",
+    "type": "api-change"
+  },
+  {
+    "category": "``opensearch``",
+    "description": "[``botocore``] Amazon OpenSearch Service now offers managed VPC endpoints to connect to your Amazon OpenSearch Service VPC-enabled domain in a Virtual Private Cloud (VPC). This feature allows you to privately access OpenSearch Service domain without using public IPs or requiring traffic to traverse the Internet.",
+    "type": "api-change"
+  },
+  {
+    "category": "``polly``",
+    "description": "[``botocore``] Amazon Polly adds new voices: Elin (sv-SE), Ida (nb-NO), Laura (nl-NL) and Suvi (fi-FI). They are available as neural voices only.",
+    "type": "api-change"
+  },
+  {
+    "category": "``resource-explorer-2``",
+    "description": "[``botocore``] This is the initial SDK release for AWS Resource Explorer. AWS Resource Explorer lets your users search for and discover your AWS resources across the AWS Regions in your account.",
+    "type": "api-change"
+  },
+  {
+    "category": "``route53``",
+    "description": "[``botocore``] Amazon Route 53 now supports the Europe (Zurich) Region (eu-central-2) for latency records, geoproximity records, and private DNS for Amazon VPCs in that region.",
+    "type": "api-change"
+  },
+  {
+    "category": "``endpoint-rules``",
+    "description": "[``botocore``] Update endpoint-rules client to latest version",
+    "type": "api-change"
+  }
+]
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.changes/next-release/api-change-acm-42433.json b/.changes/next-release/api-change-acm-42433.json
deleted file mode 100644
index f5b556fd66..0000000000
--- a/.changes/next-release/api-change-acm-42433.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "type": "api-change",
-  "category": "``acm``",
-  "description": "[``botocore``] Support added for requesting elliptic curve certificate key algorithm types P-256 (EC_prime256v1) and P-384 (EC_secp384r1)."
-}
diff --git a/.changes/next-release/api-change-billingconductor-38006.json b/.changes/next-release/api-change-billingconductor-38006.json
deleted file mode 100644
index 835aac99d3..0000000000
--- a/.changes/next-release/api-change-billingconductor-38006.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "type": "api-change",
-  "category": "``billingconductor``",
-  "description": "[``botocore``] This release adds the Recurring Custom Line Item feature along with a new API ListCustomLineItemVersions."
-}
diff --git a/.changes/next-release/api-change-ec2-52820.json b/.changes/next-release/api-change-ec2-52820.json
deleted file mode 100644
index 7fa51eb3f8..0000000000
--- a/.changes/next-release/api-change-ec2-52820.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "type": "api-change",
-  "category": "``ec2``",
-  "description": "[``botocore``] This release enables sharing of EC2 Placement Groups across accounts and within AWS Organizations using Resource Access Manager"
-}
diff --git a/.changes/next-release/api-change-endpointrules-44929.json b/.changes/next-release/api-change-endpointrules-44929.json
deleted file mode 100644
index 11a6d922e0..0000000000
--- a/.changes/next-release/api-change-endpointrules-44929.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "type": "api-change",
-  "category": "``endpoint-rules``",
-  "description": "[``botocore``] Update endpoint-rules client to latest version"
-}
diff --git a/.changes/next-release/api-change-fms-54290.json b/.changes/next-release/api-change-fms-54290.json
deleted file mode 100644
index da23be3d6a..0000000000
--- a/.changes/next-release/api-change-fms-54290.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "type": "api-change",
-  "category": "``fms``",
-  "description": "[``botocore``] AWS Firewall Manager now supports importing existing AWS Network Firewall firewalls into Firewall Manager policies."
-}
diff --git a/.changes/next-release/api-change-lightsail-15695.json b/.changes/next-release/api-change-lightsail-15695.json
deleted file mode 100644
index 098749d1a0..0000000000
--- a/.changes/next-release/api-change-lightsail-15695.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "type": "api-change",
-  "category": "``lightsail``",
-  "description": "[``botocore``] This release adds support for Amazon Lightsail to automate the delegation of domains registered through Amazon Route 53 to Lightsail DNS management and to automate record creation for DNS validation of Lightsail SSL/TLS certificates."
-}
diff --git a/.changes/next-release/api-change-opensearch-15574.json b/.changes/next-release/api-change-opensearch-15574.json
deleted file mode 100644
index 4a1eaf714d..0000000000
--- a/.changes/next-release/api-change-opensearch-15574.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "type": "api-change",
-  "category": "``opensearch``",
-  "description": "[``botocore``] Amazon OpenSearch Service now offers managed VPC endpoints to connect to your Amazon OpenSearch Service VPC-enabled domain in a Virtual Private Cloud (VPC). This feature allows you to privately access OpenSearch Service domain without using public IPs or requiring traffic to traverse the Internet."
-}
diff --git a/.changes/next-release/api-change-polly-81778.json b/.changes/next-release/api-change-polly-81778.json
deleted file mode 100644
index f59d443118..0000000000
--- a/.changes/next-release/api-change-polly-81778.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "type": "api-change",
-  "category": "``polly``",
-  "description": "[``botocore``] Amazon Polly adds new voices: Elin (sv-SE), Ida (nb-NO), Laura (nl-NL) and Suvi (fi-FI). They are available as neural voices only."
-}
diff --git a/.changes/next-release/api-change-resourceexplorer2-89439.json b/.changes/next-release/api-change-resourceexplorer2-89439.json
deleted file mode 100644
index c44a754043..0000000000
--- a/.changes/next-release/api-change-resourceexplorer2-89439.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "type": "api-change",
-  "category": "``resource-explorer-2``",
-  "description": "[``botocore``] This is the initial SDK release for AWS Resource Explorer. AWS Resource Explorer lets your users search for and discover your AWS resources across the AWS Regions in your account."
-}
diff --git a/.changes/next-release/api-change-route53-12818.json b/.changes/next-release/api-change-route53-12818.json
deleted file mode 100644
index 8923b34cfa..0000000000
--- a/.changes/next-release/api-change-route53-12818.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "type": "api-change",
-  "category": "``route53``",
-  "description": "[``botocore``] Amazon Route 53 now supports the Europe (Zurich) Region (eu-central-2) for latency records, geoproximity records, and private DNS for Amazon VPCs in that region."
-}
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.rst b/CHANGELOG.rst
index c6f17f3c3e..eed553df83 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.rst
+++ b/CHANGELOG.rst
@@ -2,6 +2,21 @@
 CHANGELOG
 =========
 
+1.26.5
+======
+
+* api-change:``acm``: [``botocore``] Support added for requesting elliptic curve certificate key algorithm types P-256 (EC_prime256v1) and P-384 (EC_secp384r1).
+* api-change:``billingconductor``: [``botocore``] This release adds the Recurring Custom Line Item feature along with a new API ListCustomLineItemVersions.
+* api-change:``ec2``: [``botocore``] This release enables sharing of EC2 Placement Groups across accounts and within AWS Organizations using Resource Access Manager
+* api-change:``fms``: [``botocore``] AWS Firewall Manager now supports importing existing AWS Network Firewall firewalls into Firewall Manager policies.
+* api-change:``lightsail``: [``botocore``] This release adds support for Amazon Lightsail to automate the delegation of domains registered through Amazon Route 53 to Lightsail DNS management and to automate record creation for DNS validation of Lightsail SSL/TLS certificates.
+* api-change:``opensearch``: [``botocore``] Amazon OpenSearch Service now offers managed VPC endpoints to connect to your Amazon OpenSearch Service VPC-enabled domain in a Virtual Private Cloud (VPC). This feature allows you to privately access OpenSearch Service domain without using public IPs or requiring traffic to traverse the Internet.
+* api-change:``polly``: [``botocore``] Amazon Polly adds new voices: Elin (sv-SE), Ida (nb-NO), Laura (nl-NL) and Suvi (fi-FI). They are available as neural voices only.
+* api-change:``resource-explorer-2``: [``botocore``] This is the initial SDK release for AWS Resource Explorer. AWS Resource Explorer lets your users search for and discover your AWS resources across the AWS Regions in your account.
+* api-change:``route53``: [``botocore``] Amazon Route 53 now supports the Europe (Zurich) Region (eu-central-2) for latency records, geoproximity records, and private DNS for Amazon VPCs in that region.
+* api-change:``endpoint-rules``: [``botocore``] Update endpoint-rules client to latest version
+
+
 1.26.4
 ======
 
diff --git a/boto3/__init__.py b/boto3/__init__.py
index 1238b228e8..e0cf279449 100644
--- a/boto3/__init__.py
+++ b/boto3/__init__.py
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 from boto3.session import Session
 
 __author__ = 'Amazon Web Services'
-__version__ = '1.26.4'
+__version__ = '1.26.5'
 
 
 # The default Boto3 session; autoloaded when needed.
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index e1366fbacc..ac1a91b5a8 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ universal = 0
 
 [metadata]
 requires_dist =
-    botocore>=1.29.4,<1.30.0
+    botocore>=1.29.5,<1.30.0
     jmespath>=0.7.1,<2.0.0
     s3transfer>=0.6.0,<0.7.0
 
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index dd640bc537..387b905634 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 
 
 requires = [
-    'botocore>=1.29.4,<1.30.0',
+    'botocore>=1.29.5,<1.30.0',
     'jmespath>=0.7.1,<2.0.0',
     's3transfer>=0.6.0,<0.7.0',
 ]