diff --git a/.changes/1.12.18.json b/.changes/1.12.18.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..14422d74c9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changes/1.12.18.json
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+[
+  {
+    "category": "``serverlessrepo``", 
+    "description": "[``botocore``] Update serverlessrepo client to latest version", 
+    "type": "api-change"
+  }, 
+  {
+    "category": "``iotevents``", 
+    "description": "[``botocore``] Update iotevents client to latest version", 
+    "type": "api-change"
+  }, 
+  {
+    "category": "``ec2``", 
+    "description": "[``botocore``] Update ec2 client to latest version", 
+    "type": "api-change"
+  }, 
+  {
+    "category": "timezones", 
+    "description": "[``botocore``] Improved timezone parsing for Windows with new fallback method (#1939)", 
+    "type": "enhancement"
+  }, 
+  {
+    "category": "``marketplacecommerceanalytics``", 
+    "description": "[``botocore``] Update marketplacecommerceanalytics client to latest version", 
+    "type": "api-change"
+  }
+]
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.changes/next-release/api-change-ec2-93404.json b/.changes/next-release/api-change-ec2-93404.json
deleted file mode 100644
index 6ebcd03779..0000000000
--- a/.changes/next-release/api-change-ec2-93404.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "category": "``ec2``", 
-  "type": "api-change", 
-  "description": "[``botocore``] Update ec2 client to latest version"
-}
diff --git a/.changes/next-release/api-change-iotevents-31198.json b/.changes/next-release/api-change-iotevents-31198.json
deleted file mode 100644
index 6452fad870..0000000000
--- a/.changes/next-release/api-change-iotevents-31198.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "category": "``iotevents``", 
-  "type": "api-change", 
-  "description": "[``botocore``] Update iotevents client to latest version"
-}
diff --git a/.changes/next-release/api-change-marketplacecommerceanalytics-27911.json b/.changes/next-release/api-change-marketplacecommerceanalytics-27911.json
deleted file mode 100644
index 05c84aaa07..0000000000
--- a/.changes/next-release/api-change-marketplacecommerceanalytics-27911.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "category": "``marketplacecommerceanalytics``", 
-  "type": "api-change", 
-  "description": "[``botocore``] Update marketplacecommerceanalytics client to latest version"
-}
diff --git a/.changes/next-release/api-change-serverlessrepo-29500.json b/.changes/next-release/api-change-serverlessrepo-29500.json
deleted file mode 100644
index eecd0ca0a0..0000000000
--- a/.changes/next-release/api-change-serverlessrepo-29500.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "category": "``serverlessrepo``", 
-  "type": "api-change", 
-  "description": "[``botocore``] Update serverlessrepo client to latest version"
-}
diff --git a/.changes/next-release/enhancement-timezones-38018.json b/.changes/next-release/enhancement-timezones-38018.json
deleted file mode 100644
index c230337ec5..0000000000
--- a/.changes/next-release/enhancement-timezones-38018.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "category": "timezones", 
-  "type": "enhancement", 
-  "description": "[``botocore``] Improved timezone parsing for Windows with new fallback method (#1939)"
-}
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.rst b/CHANGELOG.rst
index 6994447f2a..ca175a87a9 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.rst
+++ b/CHANGELOG.rst
@@ -2,6 +2,16 @@
 CHANGELOG
 =========
 
+1.12.18
+=======
+
+* api-change:``serverlessrepo``: [``botocore``] Update serverlessrepo client to latest version
+* api-change:``iotevents``: [``botocore``] Update iotevents client to latest version
+* api-change:``ec2``: [``botocore``] Update ec2 client to latest version
+* enhancement:timezones: [``botocore``] Improved timezone parsing for Windows with new fallback method (#1939)
+* api-change:``marketplacecommerceanalytics``: [``botocore``] Update marketplacecommerceanalytics client to latest version
+
+
 1.12.17
 =======
 
diff --git a/boto3/__init__.py b/boto3/__init__.py
index e8476795f0..46319cd62c 100644
--- a/boto3/__init__.py
+++ b/boto3/__init__.py
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 
 
 __author__ = 'Amazon Web Services'
-__version__ = '1.12.17'
+__version__ = '1.12.18'
 
 
 # The default Boto3 session; autoloaded when needed.
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index b251cb634b..bc814b541c 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -3,6 +3,6 @@ universal = 1
 
 [metadata]
 requires-dist =
-    botocore>=1.15.17,<1.16.0
+    botocore>=1.15.18,<1.16.0
     jmespath>=0.7.1,<1.0.0
     s3transfer>=0.3.0,<0.4.0
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 84524674fb..e34e2f753f 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 
 
 requires = [
-    'botocore>=1.15.17,<1.16.0',
+    'botocore>=1.15.18,<1.16.0',
     'jmespath>=0.7.1,<1.0.0',
     's3transfer>=0.3.0,<0.4.0'
 ]