diff --git a/.changes/1.26.160.json b/.changes/1.26.160.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4dbf1bce45
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changes/1.26.160.json
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+[
+  {
+    "category": "``devops-guru``",
+    "description": "[``botocore``] This release adds support for encryption via customer managed keys.",
+    "type": "api-change"
+  },
+  {
+    "category": "``fsx``",
+    "description": "[``botocore``] Update to Amazon FSx documentation.",
+    "type": "api-change"
+  },
+  {
+    "category": "``rds``",
+    "description": "[``botocore``] Documentation improvements for create, describe, and modify DB clusters and DB instances.",
+    "type": "api-change"
+  },
+  {
+    "category": "``verifiedpermissions``",
+    "description": "[``botocore``] Added improved descriptions and new code samples to SDK documentation.",
+    "type": "api-change"
+  }
+]
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.changes/next-release/api-change-devopsguru-90226.json b/.changes/next-release/api-change-devopsguru-90226.json
deleted file mode 100644
index 0ad61b53c4..0000000000
--- a/.changes/next-release/api-change-devopsguru-90226.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "type": "api-change",
-  "category": "``devops-guru``",
-  "description": "[``botocore``] This release adds support for encryption via customer managed keys."
-}
diff --git a/.changes/next-release/api-change-fsx-80162.json b/.changes/next-release/api-change-fsx-80162.json
deleted file mode 100644
index 4ade4b225a..0000000000
--- a/.changes/next-release/api-change-fsx-80162.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "type": "api-change",
-  "category": "``fsx``",
-  "description": "[``botocore``] Update to Amazon FSx documentation."
-}
diff --git a/.changes/next-release/api-change-rds-46523.json b/.changes/next-release/api-change-rds-46523.json
deleted file mode 100644
index f8ef035a3e..0000000000
--- a/.changes/next-release/api-change-rds-46523.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "type": "api-change",
-  "category": "``rds``",
-  "description": "[``botocore``] Documentation improvements for create, describe, and modify DB clusters and DB instances."
-}
diff --git a/.changes/next-release/api-change-verifiedpermissions-64550.json b/.changes/next-release/api-change-verifiedpermissions-64550.json
deleted file mode 100644
index d9fa42814b..0000000000
--- a/.changes/next-release/api-change-verifiedpermissions-64550.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "type": "api-change",
-  "category": "``verifiedpermissions``",
-  "description": "[``botocore``] Added improved descriptions and new code samples to SDK documentation."
-}
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.rst b/CHANGELOG.rst
index 1c373a51fe..f166c7a361 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.rst
+++ b/CHANGELOG.rst
@@ -2,6 +2,15 @@
 CHANGELOG
 =========
 
+1.26.160
+========
+
+* api-change:``devops-guru``: [``botocore``] This release adds support for encryption via customer managed keys.
+* api-change:``fsx``: [``botocore``] Update to Amazon FSx documentation.
+* api-change:``rds``: [``botocore``] Documentation improvements for create, describe, and modify DB clusters and DB instances.
+* api-change:``verifiedpermissions``: [``botocore``] Added improved descriptions and new code samples to SDK documentation.
+
+
 1.26.159
 ========
 
diff --git a/boto3/__init__.py b/boto3/__init__.py
index 25091557ff..5c75355d02 100644
--- a/boto3/__init__.py
+++ b/boto3/__init__.py
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 from boto3.session import Session
 
 __author__ = 'Amazon Web Services'
-__version__ = '1.26.159'
+__version__ = '1.26.160'
 
 
 # The default Boto3 session; autoloaded when needed.
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 376e5197bd..ec0b4cebdb 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ universal = 0
 
 [metadata]
 requires_dist =
-    botocore>=1.29.159,<1.30.0
+    botocore>=1.29.160,<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 486436e942..e45c31ae99 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 
 
 requires = [
-    'botocore>=1.29.159,<1.30.0',
+    'botocore>=1.29.160,<1.30.0',
     'jmespath>=0.7.1,<2.0.0',
     's3transfer>=0.6.0,<0.7.0',
 ]