diff --git a/.changes/1.12.6.json b/.changes/1.12.6.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e081ee08b9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changes/1.12.6.json
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+[
+  {
+    "category": "Serialization", 
+    "description": "Fixes `#1557 <https://github.com/boto/botocore/issues/1557>`__. Fixed a regression in serialization where request bodies would be improperly encoded.", 
+    "type": "bugfix"
+  }, 
+  {
+    "category": "``es``", 
+    "description": "Update es client to latest version", 
+    "type": "api-change"
+  }, 
+  {
+    "category": "``rekognition``", 
+    "description": "Update rekognition client to latest version", 
+    "type": "api-change"
+  }
+]
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.changes/next-release/api-change-es-20949.json b/.changes/next-release/api-change-es-20949.json
deleted file mode 100644
index 2bc89767a9..0000000000
--- a/.changes/next-release/api-change-es-20949.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "category": "``es``", 
-  "type": "api-change", 
-  "description": "Update es client to latest version"
-}
diff --git a/.changes/next-release/api-change-rekognition-94212.json b/.changes/next-release/api-change-rekognition-94212.json
deleted file mode 100644
index 294a7a346b..0000000000
--- a/.changes/next-release/api-change-rekognition-94212.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "category": "``rekognition``", 
-  "type": "api-change", 
-  "description": "Update rekognition client to latest version"
-}
diff --git a/.changes/next-release/bugfix-Serialization-93419.json b/.changes/next-release/bugfix-Serialization-93419.json
deleted file mode 100644
index f918cc4709..0000000000
--- a/.changes/next-release/bugfix-Serialization-93419.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "category": "Serialization", 
-  "type": "bugfix", 
-  "description": "Fixes `#1557 <https://github.com/boto/botocore/issues/1557>`__. Fixed a regression in serialization where request bodies would be improperly encoded."
-}
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.rst b/CHANGELOG.rst
index d69c3c2475..609f80117a 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.rst
+++ b/CHANGELOG.rst
@@ -2,6 +2,14 @@
 CHANGELOG
 =========
 
+1.12.6
+======
+
+* bugfix:Serialization: Fixes `#1557 <https://github.com/boto/botocore/issues/1557>`__. Fixed a regression in serialization where request bodies would be improperly encoded.
+* api-change:``es``: Update es client to latest version
+* api-change:``rekognition``: Update rekognition client to latest version
+
+
 1.12.5
 ======
 
diff --git a/botocore/__init__.py b/botocore/__init__.py
index 3dc57e672b..56f41074c9 100644
--- a/botocore/__init__.py
+++ b/botocore/__init__.py
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 import re
 import logging
 
-__version__ = '1.12.5'
+__version__ = '1.12.6'
 
 
 class NullHandler(logging.Handler):
diff --git a/docs/source/conf.py b/docs/source/conf.py
index 73a3b9a58d..c3e0d3d4f2 100644
--- a/docs/source/conf.py
+++ b/docs/source/conf.py
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@
 # The short X.Y version.
 version = '1.12'
 # The full version, including alpha/beta/rc tags.
-release = '1.12.5'
+release = '1.12.6'
 
 # The language for content autogenerated by Sphinx. Refer to documentation
 # for a list of supported languages.