diff --git a/.changes/1.24.81.json b/.changes/1.24.81.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4401c58775
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changes/1.24.81.json
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+[
+  {
+    "category": "``cur``",
+    "description": "[``botocore``] This release adds two new support regions(me-central-1/eu-south-2) for OSG.",
+    "type": "api-change"
+  },
+  {
+    "category": "``iotfleetwise``",
+    "description": "[``botocore``] General availability (GA) for AWS IoT Fleetwise. It adds AWS IoT Fleetwise to AWS SDK. For more information, see https://docs.aws.amazon.com/iot-fleetwise/latest/APIReference/Welcome.html.",
+    "type": "api-change"
+  },
+  {
+    "category": "``ssm``",
+    "description": "[``botocore``] This release includes support for applying a CloudWatch alarm to Systems Manager capabilities like Automation, Run Command, State Manager, and Maintenance Windows.",
+    "type": "api-change"
+  }
+]
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.rst b/CHANGELOG.rst
index 1960676ab1..7b411bad14 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.rst
+++ b/CHANGELOG.rst
@@ -2,6 +2,14 @@
 CHANGELOG
 =========
 
+1.24.81
+=======
+
+* api-change:``cur``: [``botocore``] This release adds two new support regions(me-central-1/eu-south-2) for OSG.
+* api-change:``iotfleetwise``: [``botocore``] General availability (GA) for AWS IoT Fleetwise. It adds AWS IoT Fleetwise to AWS SDK. For more information, see https://docs.aws.amazon.com/iot-fleetwise/latest/APIReference/Welcome.html.
+* api-change:``ssm``: [``botocore``] This release includes support for applying a CloudWatch alarm to Systems Manager capabilities like Automation, Run Command, State Manager, and Maintenance Windows.
+
+
 1.24.80
 =======
 
diff --git a/boto3/__init__.py b/boto3/__init__.py
index d58a574e76..49975c7bd2 100644
--- a/boto3/__init__.py
+++ b/boto3/__init__.py
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 from boto3.session import Session
 
 __author__ = 'Amazon Web Services'
-__version__ = '1.24.80'
+__version__ = '1.24.81'
 
 
 # The default Boto3 session; autoloaded when needed.
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index edc1735b95..124c626098 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ universal = 0
 
 [metadata]
 requires_dist =
-    botocore>=1.27.80,<1.28.0
+    botocore>=1.27.81,<1.28.0
     jmespath>=0.7.1,<2.0.0
     s3transfer>=0.6.0,<0.7.0
 
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 1553d51de2..a80ab764ea 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 
 
 requires = [
-    'botocore>=1.27.80,<1.28.0',
+    'botocore>=1.27.81,<1.28.0',
     'jmespath>=0.7.1,<2.0.0',
     's3transfer>=0.6.0,<0.7.0',
 ]