diff --git a/.changes/1.35.17.json b/.changes/1.35.17.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..90e9fab37d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changes/1.35.17.json
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+[
+  {
+    "category": "``bedrock-agent``",
+    "description": "[``botocore``] Amazon Bedrock Knowledge Bases now supports using inference profiles to increase throughput and improve resilience.",
+    "type": "api-change"
+  },
+  {
+    "category": "``bedrock-agent-runtime``",
+    "description": "[``botocore``] Amazon Bedrock Knowledge Bases now supports using inference profiles to increase throughput and improve resilience.",
+    "type": "api-change"
+  },
+  {
+    "category": "``ecr``",
+    "description": "[``botocore``] Added KMS_DSSE to EncryptionType",
+    "type": "api-change"
+  },
+  {
+    "category": "``guardduty``",
+    "description": "[``botocore``] Add support for new statistic types in GetFindingsStatistics.",
+    "type": "api-change"
+  },
+  {
+    "category": "``lexv2-models``",
+    "description": "[``botocore``] Support new Polly voice engines in VoiceSettings: long-form and generative",
+    "type": "api-change"
+  },
+  {
+    "category": "``medialive``",
+    "description": "[``botocore``] Adds AV1 Codec support, SRT ouputs, and MediaLive Anywhere support.",
+    "type": "api-change"
+  }
+]
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.rst b/CHANGELOG.rst
index 5888925288..ac04e29892 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.rst
+++ b/CHANGELOG.rst
@@ -2,6 +2,17 @@
 CHANGELOG
 =========
 
+1.35.17
+=======
+
+* api-change:``bedrock-agent``: [``botocore``] Amazon Bedrock Knowledge Bases now supports using inference profiles to increase throughput and improve resilience.
+* api-change:``bedrock-agent-runtime``: [``botocore``] Amazon Bedrock Knowledge Bases now supports using inference profiles to increase throughput and improve resilience.
+* api-change:``ecr``: [``botocore``] Added KMS_DSSE to EncryptionType
+* api-change:``guardduty``: [``botocore``] Add support for new statistic types in GetFindingsStatistics.
+* api-change:``lexv2-models``: [``botocore``] Support new Polly voice engines in VoiceSettings: long-form and generative
+* api-change:``medialive``: [``botocore``] Adds AV1 Codec support, SRT ouputs, and MediaLive Anywhere support.
+
+
 1.35.16
 =======
 
diff --git a/boto3/__init__.py b/boto3/__init__.py
index 00218d9e9f..23aa3453f0 100644
--- a/boto3/__init__.py
+++ b/boto3/__init__.py
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 from boto3.session import Session
 
 __author__ = 'Amazon Web Services'
-__version__ = '1.35.16'
+__version__ = '1.35.17'
 
 
 # The default Boto3 session; autoloaded when needed.
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 3da1cda79b..d1fb85eb56 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ universal = 0
 
 [metadata]
 requires_dist =
-    botocore>=1.35.16,<1.36.0
+    botocore>=1.35.17,<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 bd99dc2f0f..a639ddd34f 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 
 
 requires = [
-    'botocore>=1.35.16,<1.36.0',
+    'botocore>=1.35.17,<1.36.0',
     'jmespath>=0.7.1,<2.0.0',
     's3transfer>=0.10.0,<0.11.0',
 ]