diff --git a/.changes/1.28.44.json b/.changes/1.28.44.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e316df81b8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changes/1.28.44.json
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+[
+  {
+    "category": "``fsx``",
+    "description": "[``botocore``] Amazon FSx documentation fixes",
+    "type": "api-change"
+  },
+  {
+    "category": "``sagemaker``",
+    "description": "[``botocore``] Autopilot APIs will now support holiday featurization for Timeseries models. The models will now hold holiday metadata and should be able to accommodate holiday effect during inference.",
+    "type": "api-change"
+  },
+  {
+    "category": "``sso-admin``",
+    "description": "[``botocore``] Content updates to IAM Identity Center API for China Regions.",
+    "type": "api-change"
+  },
+  {
+    "category": "``workspaces``",
+    "description": "[``botocore``] A new field \"ErrorDetails\" will be added to the output of \"DescribeWorkspaceImages\" API call. This field provides in-depth details about the error occurred during image import process. These details include the possible causes of the errors and troubleshooting information.",
+    "type": "api-change"
+  }
+]
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.rst b/CHANGELOG.rst
index ae1d462a74..3f03cda672 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.rst
+++ b/CHANGELOG.rst
@@ -2,6 +2,15 @@
 CHANGELOG
 =========
 
+1.28.44
+=======
+
+* api-change:``fsx``: [``botocore``] Amazon FSx documentation fixes
+* api-change:``sagemaker``: [``botocore``] Autopilot APIs will now support holiday featurization for Timeseries models. The models will now hold holiday metadata and should be able to accommodate holiday effect during inference.
+* api-change:``sso-admin``: [``botocore``] Content updates to IAM Identity Center API for China Regions.
+* api-change:``workspaces``: [``botocore``] A new field "ErrorDetails" will be added to the output of "DescribeWorkspaceImages" API call. This field provides in-depth details about the error occurred during image import process. These details include the possible causes of the errors and troubleshooting information.
+
+
 1.28.43
 =======
 
diff --git a/boto3/__init__.py b/boto3/__init__.py
index 911d4c6595..68e98334aa 100644
--- a/boto3/__init__.py
+++ b/boto3/__init__.py
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 from boto3.session import Session
 
 __author__ = 'Amazon Web Services'
-__version__ = '1.28.43'
+__version__ = '1.28.44'
 
 
 # The default Boto3 session; autoloaded when needed.
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index ca15f0465e..d53e087f81 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ universal = 0
 
 [metadata]
 requires_dist =
-    botocore>=1.31.43,<1.32.0
+    botocore>=1.31.44,<1.32.0
     jmespath>=0.7.1,<2.0.0
     s3transfer>=0.6.0,<0.7.0
 
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 5a72a561cf..eac4b9b2dd 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 
 
 requires = [
-    'botocore>=1.31.43,<1.32.0',
+    'botocore>=1.31.44,<1.32.0',
     'jmespath>=0.7.1,<2.0.0',
     's3transfer>=0.6.0,<0.7.0',
 ]