diff --git a/.changes/1.28.73.json b/.changes/1.28.73.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..27622956bd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changes/1.28.73.json
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+[
+  {
+    "category": "``emr``",
+    "description": "[``botocore``] Update emr client to latest version",
+    "type": "api-change"
+  },
+  {
+    "category": "``neptune``",
+    "description": "[``botocore``] Update TdeCredentialPassword type to SensitiveString",
+    "type": "api-change"
+  },
+  {
+    "category": "``pinpoint``",
+    "description": "[``botocore``] Updated documentation to describe the case insensitivity for EndpointIds.",
+    "type": "api-change"
+  },
+  {
+    "category": "``redshift``",
+    "description": "[``botocore``] added support to create a dual stack cluster",
+    "type": "api-change"
+  },
+  {
+    "category": "``wafv2``",
+    "description": "[``botocore``] Updates the descriptions for the calls that manage web ACL associations, to provide information for customer-managed IAM policies.",
+    "type": "api-change"
+  }
+]
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.changes/next-release/api-change-emr-28910.json b/.changes/next-release/api-change-emr-28910.json
deleted file mode 100644
index c2b46785ae..0000000000
--- a/.changes/next-release/api-change-emr-28910.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "type": "api-change",
-  "category": "``emr``",
-  "description": "[``botocore``] Update emr client to latest version"
-}
diff --git a/.changes/next-release/api-change-neptune-90007.json b/.changes/next-release/api-change-neptune-90007.json
deleted file mode 100644
index 82a0b2fe72..0000000000
--- a/.changes/next-release/api-change-neptune-90007.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "type": "api-change",
-  "category": "``neptune``",
-  "description": "[``botocore``] Update TdeCredentialPassword type to SensitiveString"
-}
diff --git a/.changes/next-release/api-change-pinpoint-80780.json b/.changes/next-release/api-change-pinpoint-80780.json
deleted file mode 100644
index 541af037fb..0000000000
--- a/.changes/next-release/api-change-pinpoint-80780.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "type": "api-change",
-  "category": "``pinpoint``",
-  "description": "[``botocore``] Updated documentation to describe the case insensitivity for EndpointIds."
-}
diff --git a/.changes/next-release/api-change-redshift-26651.json b/.changes/next-release/api-change-redshift-26651.json
deleted file mode 100644
index 601f781ab1..0000000000
--- a/.changes/next-release/api-change-redshift-26651.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "type": "api-change",
-  "category": "``redshift``",
-  "description": "[``botocore``] added support to create a dual stack cluster"
-}
diff --git a/.changes/next-release/api-change-wafv2-34143.json b/.changes/next-release/api-change-wafv2-34143.json
deleted file mode 100644
index 480ea06c57..0000000000
--- a/.changes/next-release/api-change-wafv2-34143.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "type": "api-change",
-  "category": "``wafv2``",
-  "description": "[``botocore``] Updates the descriptions for the calls that manage web ACL associations, to provide information for customer-managed IAM policies."
-}
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.rst b/CHANGELOG.rst
index 215775e2d3..f04c83dd09 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.rst
+++ b/CHANGELOG.rst
@@ -2,6 +2,16 @@
 CHANGELOG
 =========
 
+1.28.73
+=======
+
+* api-change:``emr``: [``botocore``] Update emr client to latest version
+* api-change:``neptune``: [``botocore``] Update TdeCredentialPassword type to SensitiveString
+* api-change:``pinpoint``: [``botocore``] Updated documentation to describe the case insensitivity for EndpointIds.
+* api-change:``redshift``: [``botocore``] added support to create a dual stack cluster
+* api-change:``wafv2``: [``botocore``] Updates the descriptions for the calls that manage web ACL associations, to provide information for customer-managed IAM policies.
+
+
 1.28.72
 =======
 
diff --git a/boto3/__init__.py b/boto3/__init__.py
index 7275d88188..cdf999f5d2 100644
--- a/boto3/__init__.py
+++ b/boto3/__init__.py
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 from boto3.session import Session
 
 __author__ = 'Amazon Web Services'
-__version__ = '1.28.72'
+__version__ = '1.28.73'
 
 
 # The default Boto3 session; autoloaded when needed.
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index d15e32ce2a..43c2d7829f 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ universal = 0
 
 [metadata]
 requires_dist =
-    botocore>=1.31.72,<1.32.0
+    botocore>=1.31.73,<1.32.0
     jmespath>=0.7.1,<2.0.0
     s3transfer>=0.7.0,<0.8.0
 
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 8a7261ba58..5e41ec505d 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 
 
 requires = [
-    'botocore>=1.31.72,<1.32.0',
+    'botocore>=1.31.73,<1.32.0',
     'jmespath>=0.7.1,<2.0.0',
     's3transfer>=0.7.0,<0.8.0',
 ]