diff --git a/.changes/1.35.98.json b/.changes/1.35.98.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d229621b49
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changes/1.35.98.json
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+[
+  {
+    "category": "``artifact``",
+    "description": "[``botocore``] Support resolving regional API calls to partition's leader region endpoint.",
+    "type": "api-change"
+  },
+  {
+    "category": "``bedrock``",
+    "description": "[``botocore``] With this release, Bedrock Evaluation will now support latency-optimized inference for foundation models.",
+    "type": "api-change"
+  },
+  {
+    "category": "``ec2``",
+    "description": "[``botocore``] Add support for DisconnectOnSessionTimeout flag in CreateClientVpnEndpoint and ModifyClientVpnEndpoint requests and DescribeClientVpnEndpoints responses",
+    "type": "api-change"
+  },
+  {
+    "category": "``kafkaconnect``",
+    "description": "[``botocore``] Support updating connector configuration via UpdateConnector API. Release Operations API to monitor the status of the connector operation.",
+    "type": "api-change"
+  },
+  {
+    "category": "``transcribe``",
+    "description": "[``botocore``] This update provides tagging support for Transcribe's Call Analytics Jobs and Call Analytics Categories.",
+    "type": "api-change"
+  }
+]
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.rst b/CHANGELOG.rst
index aeb715e2a0..20b3d918c0 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.rst
+++ b/CHANGELOG.rst
@@ -2,6 +2,16 @@
 CHANGELOG
 =========
 
+1.35.98
+=======
+
+* api-change:``artifact``: [``botocore``] Support resolving regional API calls to partition's leader region endpoint.
+* api-change:``bedrock``: [``botocore``] With this release, Bedrock Evaluation will now support latency-optimized inference for foundation models.
+* api-change:``ec2``: [``botocore``] Add support for DisconnectOnSessionTimeout flag in CreateClientVpnEndpoint and ModifyClientVpnEndpoint requests and DescribeClientVpnEndpoints responses
+* api-change:``kafkaconnect``: [``botocore``] Support updating connector configuration via UpdateConnector API. Release Operations API to monitor the status of the connector operation.
+* api-change:``transcribe``: [``botocore``] This update provides tagging support for Transcribe's Call Analytics Jobs and Call Analytics Categories.
+
+
 1.35.97
 =======
 
diff --git a/boto3/__init__.py b/boto3/__init__.py
index 85098b010d..d2206523f5 100644
--- a/boto3/__init__.py
+++ b/boto3/__init__.py
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 from boto3.session import Session
 
 __author__ = 'Amazon Web Services'
-__version__ = '1.35.97'
+__version__ = '1.35.98'
 
 
 # The default Boto3 session; autoloaded when needed.
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 6133a27cc1..6bde3471cf 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ universal = 0
 
 [metadata]
 requires_dist =
-    botocore>=1.35.97,<1.36.0
+    botocore>=1.35.98,<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 b3157d5d95..70e92ea660 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 
 
 requires = [
-    'botocore>=1.35.97,<1.36.0',
+    'botocore>=1.35.98,<1.36.0',
     'jmespath>=0.7.1,<2.0.0',
     's3transfer>=0.10.0,<0.11.0',
 ]