diff --git a/.changes/1.35.44.json b/.changes/1.35.44.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..dd5163be82
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changes/1.35.44.json
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+[
+  {
+    "category": "``athena``",
+    "description": "[``botocore``] Removing FEDERATED from Create/List/Delete/GetDataCatalog API",
+    "type": "api-change"
+  },
+  {
+    "category": "``bedrock``",
+    "description": "[``botocore``] Adding converse support to CMI API's",
+    "type": "api-change"
+  },
+  {
+    "category": "``bedrock-runtime``",
+    "description": "[``botocore``] Added converse support for custom imported models",
+    "type": "api-change"
+  },
+  {
+    "category": "``datazone``",
+    "description": "[``botocore``] Adding the following project member designations: PROJECT_CATALOG_VIEWER, PROJECT_CATALOG_CONSUMER and PROJECT_CATALOG_STEWARD in the CreateProjectMembership API and PROJECT_CATALOG_STEWARD designation in the AddPolicyGrant API.",
+    "type": "api-change"
+  },
+  {
+    "category": "``ec2``",
+    "description": "[``botocore``] RequestSpotInstances and RequestSpotFleet feature release.",
+    "type": "api-change"
+  }
+]
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.rst b/CHANGELOG.rst
index b39c2b973c..e17d2de426 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.rst
+++ b/CHANGELOG.rst
@@ -2,6 +2,16 @@
 CHANGELOG
 =========
 
+1.35.44
+=======
+
+* api-change:``athena``: [``botocore``] Removing FEDERATED from Create/List/Delete/GetDataCatalog API
+* api-change:``bedrock``: [``botocore``] Adding converse support to CMI API's
+* api-change:``bedrock-runtime``: [``botocore``] Added converse support for custom imported models
+* api-change:``datazone``: [``botocore``] Adding the following project member designations: PROJECT_CATALOG_VIEWER, PROJECT_CATALOG_CONSUMER and PROJECT_CATALOG_STEWARD in the CreateProjectMembership API and PROJECT_CATALOG_STEWARD designation in the AddPolicyGrant API.
+* api-change:``ec2``: [``botocore``] RequestSpotInstances and RequestSpotFleet feature release.
+
+
 1.35.43
 =======
 
diff --git a/boto3/__init__.py b/boto3/__init__.py
index 9d5ce9d2be..26337f19c2 100644
--- a/boto3/__init__.py
+++ b/boto3/__init__.py
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 from boto3.session import Session
 
 __author__ = 'Amazon Web Services'
-__version__ = '1.35.43'
+__version__ = '1.35.44'
 
 
 # The default Boto3 session; autoloaded when needed.
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index b930271367..81fea85c9e 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ universal = 0
 
 [metadata]
 requires_dist =
-    botocore>=1.35.43,<1.36.0
+    botocore>=1.35.44,<1.36.0
     jmespath>=0.7.1,<2.0.0
     s3transfer>=0.10.0,<0.11.0
 
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 91917982de..6cc2655e5b 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 
 
 requires = [
-    'botocore>=1.35.43,<1.36.0',
+    'botocore>=1.35.44,<1.36.0',
     'jmespath>=0.7.1,<2.0.0',
     's3transfer>=0.10.0,<0.11.0',
 ]