diff --git a/.changes/1.26.163.json b/.changes/1.26.163.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4a401381ef
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changes/1.26.163.json
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+[
+  {
+    "category": "``internetmonitor``",
+    "description": "[``botocore``] This release adds a new feature for Amazon CloudWatch Internet Monitor that enables customers to set custom thresholds, for performance and availability drops, for triggering when to create a health event.",
+    "type": "api-change"
+  },
+  {
+    "category": "``kinesisanalyticsv2``",
+    "description": "[``botocore``] Support for new runtime environment in Kinesis Data Analytics Studio: Zeppelin-0.10, Apache Flink-1.15",
+    "type": "api-change"
+  },
+  {
+    "category": "``lambda``",
+    "description": "[``botocore``] Surface ResourceConflictException in DeleteEventSourceMapping",
+    "type": "api-change"
+  },
+  {
+    "category": "``omics``",
+    "description": "[``botocore``] Add Common Workflow Language (CWL) as a supported language for Omics workflows",
+    "type": "api-change"
+  },
+  {
+    "category": "``rds``",
+    "description": "[``botocore``] Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS) now supports joining a RDS for SQL Server instance to a self-managed Active Directory.",
+    "type": "api-change"
+  },
+  {
+    "category": "``s3``",
+    "description": "[``botocore``] The S3 LISTObjects, ListObjectsV2 and ListObjectVersions API now supports a new optional header x-amz-optional-object-attributes. If header contains RestoreStatus as the value, then S3 will include Glacier restore status i.e. isRestoreInProgress and RestoreExpiryDate in List response.",
+    "type": "api-change"
+  },
+  {
+    "category": "``sagemaker``",
+    "description": "[``botocore``] This release adds support for Model Cards Model Registry integration.",
+    "type": "api-change"
+  }
+]
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.changes/next-release/api-change-internetmonitor-24443.json b/.changes/next-release/api-change-internetmonitor-24443.json
deleted file mode 100644
index 3f1a7ae8d3..0000000000
--- a/.changes/next-release/api-change-internetmonitor-24443.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "type": "api-change",
-  "category": "``internetmonitor``",
-  "description": "[``botocore``] This release adds a new feature for Amazon CloudWatch Internet Monitor that enables customers to set custom thresholds, for performance and availability drops, for triggering when to create a health event."
-}
diff --git a/.changes/next-release/api-change-kinesisanalyticsv2-58848.json b/.changes/next-release/api-change-kinesisanalyticsv2-58848.json
deleted file mode 100644
index bbce75274e..0000000000
--- a/.changes/next-release/api-change-kinesisanalyticsv2-58848.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "type": "api-change",
-  "category": "``kinesisanalyticsv2``",
-  "description": "[``botocore``] Support for new runtime environment in Kinesis Data Analytics Studio: Zeppelin-0.10, Apache Flink-1.15"
-}
diff --git a/.changes/next-release/api-change-lambda-46255.json b/.changes/next-release/api-change-lambda-46255.json
deleted file mode 100644
index 33939e6027..0000000000
--- a/.changes/next-release/api-change-lambda-46255.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "type": "api-change",
-  "category": "``lambda``",
-  "description": "[``botocore``] Surface ResourceConflictException in DeleteEventSourceMapping"
-}
diff --git a/.changes/next-release/api-change-omics-35471.json b/.changes/next-release/api-change-omics-35471.json
deleted file mode 100644
index 46b876697e..0000000000
--- a/.changes/next-release/api-change-omics-35471.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "type": "api-change",
-  "category": "``omics``",
-  "description": "[``botocore``] Add Common Workflow Language (CWL) as a supported language for Omics workflows"
-}
diff --git a/.changes/next-release/api-change-rds-32170.json b/.changes/next-release/api-change-rds-32170.json
deleted file mode 100644
index b4fe1b990f..0000000000
--- a/.changes/next-release/api-change-rds-32170.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "type": "api-change",
-  "category": "``rds``",
-  "description": "[``botocore``] Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS) now supports joining a RDS for SQL Server instance to a self-managed Active Directory."
-}
diff --git a/.changes/next-release/api-change-s3-17033.json b/.changes/next-release/api-change-s3-17033.json
deleted file mode 100644
index c4b75b5845..0000000000
--- a/.changes/next-release/api-change-s3-17033.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "type": "api-change",
-  "category": "``s3``",
-  "description": "[``botocore``] The S3 LISTObjects, ListObjectsV2 and ListObjectVersions API now supports a new optional header x-amz-optional-object-attributes. If header contains RestoreStatus as the value, then S3 will include Glacier restore status i.e. isRestoreInProgress and RestoreExpiryDate in List response."
-}
diff --git a/.changes/next-release/api-change-sagemaker-52855.json b/.changes/next-release/api-change-sagemaker-52855.json
deleted file mode 100644
index 8ffe068103..0000000000
--- a/.changes/next-release/api-change-sagemaker-52855.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "type": "api-change",
-  "category": "``sagemaker``",
-  "description": "[``botocore``] This release adds support for Model Cards Model Registry integration."
-}
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.rst b/CHANGELOG.rst
index b267d002b1..3e808608ee 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.rst
+++ b/CHANGELOG.rst
@@ -2,6 +2,18 @@
 CHANGELOG
 =========
 
+1.26.163
+========
+
+* api-change:``internetmonitor``: [``botocore``] This release adds a new feature for Amazon CloudWatch Internet Monitor that enables customers to set custom thresholds, for performance and availability drops, for triggering when to create a health event.
+* api-change:``kinesisanalyticsv2``: [``botocore``] Support for new runtime environment in Kinesis Data Analytics Studio: Zeppelin-0.10, Apache Flink-1.15
+* api-change:``lambda``: [``botocore``] Surface ResourceConflictException in DeleteEventSourceMapping
+* api-change:``omics``: [``botocore``] Add Common Workflow Language (CWL) as a supported language for Omics workflows
+* api-change:``rds``: [``botocore``] Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS) now supports joining a RDS for SQL Server instance to a self-managed Active Directory.
+* api-change:``s3``: [``botocore``] The S3 LISTObjects, ListObjectsV2 and ListObjectVersions API now supports a new optional header x-amz-optional-object-attributes. If header contains RestoreStatus as the value, then S3 will include Glacier restore status i.e. isRestoreInProgress and RestoreExpiryDate in List response.
+* api-change:``sagemaker``: [``botocore``] This release adds support for Model Cards Model Registry integration.
+
+
 1.26.162
 ========
 
diff --git a/boto3/__init__.py b/boto3/__init__.py
index 98e175a4dd..0c105cca35 100644
--- a/boto3/__init__.py
+++ b/boto3/__init__.py
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 from boto3.session import Session
 
 __author__ = 'Amazon Web Services'
-__version__ = '1.26.162'
+__version__ = '1.26.163'
 
 
 # The default Boto3 session; autoloaded when needed.
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 7200c82c2c..44900c4f49 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ universal = 0
 
 [metadata]
 requires_dist =
-    botocore>=1.29.162,<1.30.0
+    botocore>=1.29.163,<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 2cf9efc9b6..3f15aee27f 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 
 
 requires = [
-    'botocore>=1.29.162,<1.30.0',
+    'botocore>=1.29.163,<1.30.0',
     'jmespath>=0.7.1,<2.0.0',
     's3transfer>=0.6.0,<0.7.0',
 ]