diff --git a/.changes/1.17.26.json b/.changes/1.17.26.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0393d5ddf4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changes/1.17.26.json
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+[
+  {
+    "category": "``comprehend``", 
+    "description": "[``botocore``] Update comprehend client to latest version", 
+    "type": "api-change"
+  }, 
+  {
+    "category": "``wafv2``", 
+    "description": "[``botocore``] Update wafv2 client to latest version", 
+    "type": "api-change"
+  }, 
+  {
+    "category": "``medialive``", 
+    "description": "[``botocore``] Update medialive client to latest version", 
+    "type": "api-change"
+  }, 
+  {
+    "category": "``network-firewall``", 
+    "description": "[``botocore``] Update network-firewall client to latest version", 
+    "type": "api-change"
+  }
+]
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.changes/next-release/api-change-comprehend-35792.json b/.changes/next-release/api-change-comprehend-35792.json
deleted file mode 100644
index 512ea5f6fb..0000000000
--- a/.changes/next-release/api-change-comprehend-35792.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "category": "``comprehend``", 
-  "type": "api-change", 
-  "description": "[``botocore``] Update comprehend client to latest version"
-}
diff --git a/.changes/next-release/api-change-medialive-68410.json b/.changes/next-release/api-change-medialive-68410.json
deleted file mode 100644
index c38d6157b6..0000000000
--- a/.changes/next-release/api-change-medialive-68410.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "category": "``medialive``", 
-  "type": "api-change", 
-  "description": "[``botocore``] Update medialive client to latest version"
-}
diff --git a/.changes/next-release/api-change-networkfirewall-72217.json b/.changes/next-release/api-change-networkfirewall-72217.json
deleted file mode 100644
index 934999374e..0000000000
--- a/.changes/next-release/api-change-networkfirewall-72217.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "category": "``network-firewall``", 
-  "type": "api-change", 
-  "description": "[``botocore``] Update network-firewall client to latest version"
-}
diff --git a/.changes/next-release/api-change-wafv2-78964.json b/.changes/next-release/api-change-wafv2-78964.json
deleted file mode 100644
index 0196b7811f..0000000000
--- a/.changes/next-release/api-change-wafv2-78964.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "category": "``wafv2``", 
-  "type": "api-change", 
-  "description": "[``botocore``] Update wafv2 client to latest version"
-}
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.rst b/CHANGELOG.rst
index 66da0a9a10..7dfe730d0d 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.rst
+++ b/CHANGELOG.rst
@@ -2,6 +2,15 @@
 CHANGELOG
 =========
 
+1.17.26
+=======
+
+* api-change:``comprehend``: [``botocore``] Update comprehend client to latest version
+* api-change:``wafv2``: [``botocore``] Update wafv2 client to latest version
+* api-change:``medialive``: [``botocore``] Update medialive client to latest version
+* api-change:``network-firewall``: [``botocore``] Update network-firewall client to latest version
+
+
 1.17.25
 =======
 
diff --git a/boto3/__init__.py b/boto3/__init__.py
index aad3016e08..d9d7d0762b 100644
--- a/boto3/__init__.py
+++ b/boto3/__init__.py
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 
 
 __author__ = 'Amazon Web Services'
-__version__ = '1.17.25'
+__version__ = '1.17.26'
 
 
 # The default Boto3 session; autoloaded when needed.
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 668612f8a7..d8ade92635 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -3,6 +3,6 @@ universal = 1
 
 [metadata]
 requires_dist =
-    botocore>=1.20.25,<1.21.0
+    botocore>=1.20.26,<1.21.0
     jmespath>=0.7.1,<1.0.0
     s3transfer>=0.3.0,<0.4.0
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 24bb1499c0..5172feaa9d 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 
 
 requires = [
-    'botocore>=1.20.25,<1.21.0',
+    'botocore>=1.20.26,<1.21.0',
     'jmespath>=0.7.1,<1.0.0',
     's3transfer>=0.3.0,<0.4.0'
 ]