diff --git a/.changes/1.36.0.json b/.changes/1.36.0.json
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+[
+  {
+    "category": "``apigateway``",
+    "description": "[``botocore``] Documentation updates for Amazon API Gateway",
+    "type": "api-change"
+  },
+  {
+    "category": "``bedrock-agent-runtime``",
+    "description": "[``botocore``] Now supports streaming for inline agents.",
+    "type": "api-change"
+  },
+  {
+    "category": "``cognito-identity``",
+    "description": "[``botocore``] corrects the dual-stack endpoint configuration",
+    "type": "api-change"
+  },
+  {
+    "category": "``partnercentral-selling``",
+    "description": "[``botocore``] Add Tagging support for ResourceSnapshotJob resources",
+    "type": "api-change"
+  },
+  {
+    "category": "``s3``",
+    "description": "[``botocore``] This change enhances integrity protections for new SDK requests to S3. S3 SDKs now support the CRC64NVME checksum algorithm, full object checksums for multipart S3 objects, and new default integrity protections for S3 requests.",
+    "type": "api-change"
+  },
+  {
+    "category": "``security-ir``",
+    "description": "[``botocore``] Increase minimum length of Threat Actor IP 'userAgent' to 1.",
+    "type": "api-change"
+  },
+  {
+    "category": "``sesv2``",
+    "description": "[``botocore``] This release introduces a new recommendation in Virtual Deliverability Manager Advisor, which detects elevated complaint rates for customer sending identities.",
+    "type": "api-change"
+  },
+  {
+    "category": "``workspaces``",
+    "description": "[``botocore``] Added GeneralPurpose.4xlarge & GeneralPurpose.8xlarge ComputeTypes.",
+    "type": "api-change"
+  },
+  {
+    "category": "``workspaces-thin-client``",
+    "description": "[``botocore``] Mark type in MaintenanceWindow as required.",
+    "type": "api-change"
+  },
+  {
+    "category": "AWSCRT",
+    "description": "[``botocore``] Update awscrt version to 0.23.4",
+    "type": "enhancement"
+  },
+  {
+    "category": "``s3``",
+    "description": "[``botocore``] The S3 client attempts to validate response checksums for all S3 API operations that support checksums. However, if the SDK has not implemented the specified checksum algorithm then this validation is skipped. Checksum validation behavior can be configured using the ``when_supported`` and ``when_required`` options - in code using the ``response_checksum_validation`` parameter for ``botocore.config.Config``, in the shared AWS config file using ``response_checksum_validation``, or as an env variable using ``AWS_RESPONSE_CHECKSUM_VALIDATION``.",
+    "type": "feature"
+  },
+  {
+    "category": "``s3``",
+    "description": "[``botocore``] Added support for the CRC64NVME checksum algorithm in the S3 client through the optional AWS CRT (``awscrt``) dependency.",
+    "type": "feature"
+  },
+  {
+    "category": "``s3``",
+    "description": "[``botocore``] S3 client behavior is updated to always calculate a CRC32 checksum by default for operations that support it (such as PutObject or UploadPart), or require it (such as DeleteObjects). Checksum behavior can be configured using ``when_supported`` and ``when_required`` options - in code using the ``request_checksum_calculation`` parameter for ``botocore.config.Config``, in the shared AWS config file using ``request_checksum_calculation``, or as an env variable using ``AWS_REQUEST_CHECKSUM_CALCULATION``. Note: Botocore will no longer automatically compute and populate the Content-MD5 header.",
+    "type": "feature"
+  }
+]
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.changes/next-release/api-change-apigateway-79373.json b/.changes/next-release/api-change-apigateway-79373.json
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index 7b2737d615..0000000000
--- a/.changes/next-release/api-change-apigateway-79373.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "type": "api-change",
-  "category": "``apigateway``",
-  "description": "[``botocore``] Documentation updates for Amazon API Gateway"
-}
diff --git a/.changes/next-release/api-change-bedrockagentruntime-28737.json b/.changes/next-release/api-change-bedrockagentruntime-28737.json
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index edc9c43d5d..0000000000
--- a/.changes/next-release/api-change-bedrockagentruntime-28737.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "type": "api-change",
-  "category": "``bedrock-agent-runtime``",
-  "description": "[``botocore``] Now supports streaming for inline agents."
-}
diff --git a/.changes/next-release/api-change-cognitoidentity-36322.json b/.changes/next-release/api-change-cognitoidentity-36322.json
deleted file mode 100644
index 310746dd07..0000000000
--- a/.changes/next-release/api-change-cognitoidentity-36322.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "type": "api-change",
-  "category": "``cognito-identity``",
-  "description": "[``botocore``] corrects the dual-stack endpoint configuration"
-}
diff --git a/.changes/next-release/api-change-partnercentralselling-78010.json b/.changes/next-release/api-change-partnercentralselling-78010.json
deleted file mode 100644
index d59bc65081..0000000000
--- a/.changes/next-release/api-change-partnercentralselling-78010.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "type": "api-change",
-  "category": "``partnercentral-selling``",
-  "description": "[``botocore``] Add Tagging support for ResourceSnapshotJob resources"
-}
diff --git a/.changes/next-release/api-change-s3-43902.json b/.changes/next-release/api-change-s3-43902.json
deleted file mode 100644
index ed42551564..0000000000
--- a/.changes/next-release/api-change-s3-43902.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "type": "api-change",
-  "category": "``s3``",
-  "description": "[``botocore``] This change enhances integrity protections for new SDK requests to S3. S3 SDKs now support the CRC64NVME checksum algorithm, full object checksums for multipart S3 objects, and new default integrity protections for S3 requests."
-}
diff --git a/.changes/next-release/api-change-securityir-54493.json b/.changes/next-release/api-change-securityir-54493.json
deleted file mode 100644
index 3d4360e416..0000000000
--- a/.changes/next-release/api-change-securityir-54493.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "type": "api-change",
-  "category": "``security-ir``",
-  "description": "[``botocore``] Increase minimum length of Threat Actor IP 'userAgent' to 1."
-}
diff --git a/.changes/next-release/api-change-sesv2-75770.json b/.changes/next-release/api-change-sesv2-75770.json
deleted file mode 100644
index 150990ae8e..0000000000
--- a/.changes/next-release/api-change-sesv2-75770.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "type": "api-change",
-  "category": "``sesv2``",
-  "description": "[``botocore``] This release introduces a new recommendation in Virtual Deliverability Manager Advisor, which detects elevated complaint rates for customer sending identities."
-}
diff --git a/.changes/next-release/api-change-workspaces-85607.json b/.changes/next-release/api-change-workspaces-85607.json
deleted file mode 100644
index 406b8c7a7f..0000000000
--- a/.changes/next-release/api-change-workspaces-85607.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "type": "api-change",
-  "category": "``workspaces``",
-  "description": "[``botocore``] Added GeneralPurpose.4xlarge & GeneralPurpose.8xlarge ComputeTypes."
-}
diff --git a/.changes/next-release/api-change-workspacesthinclient-24499.json b/.changes/next-release/api-change-workspacesthinclient-24499.json
deleted file mode 100644
index fc945e479a..0000000000
--- a/.changes/next-release/api-change-workspacesthinclient-24499.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "type": "api-change",
-  "category": "``workspaces-thin-client``",
-  "description": "[``botocore``] Mark type in MaintenanceWindow as required."
-}
diff --git a/.changes/next-release/enhancement-AWSCRT-39402.json b/.changes/next-release/enhancement-AWSCRT-39402.json
deleted file mode 100644
index e3e79b1275..0000000000
--- a/.changes/next-release/enhancement-AWSCRT-39402.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "type": "enhancement",
-  "category": "AWSCRT",
-  "description": "[``botocore``] Update awscrt version to 0.23.4"
-}
diff --git a/.changes/next-release/feature-s3-71868.json b/.changes/next-release/feature-s3-71868.json
deleted file mode 100644
index 102d1ebad1..0000000000
--- a/.changes/next-release/feature-s3-71868.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "type": "feature",
-  "category": "``s3``",
-  "description": "[``botocore``] The S3 client attempts to validate response checksums for all S3 API operations that support checksums. However, if the SDK has not implemented the specified checksum algorithm then this validation is skipped. Checksum validation behavior can be configured using the ``when_supported`` and ``when_required`` options - in code using the ``response_checksum_validation`` parameter for ``botocore.config.Config``, in the shared AWS config file using ``response_checksum_validation``, or as an env variable using ``AWS_RESPONSE_CHECKSUM_VALIDATION``."
-}
diff --git a/.changes/next-release/feature-s3-95405.json b/.changes/next-release/feature-s3-95405.json
deleted file mode 100644
index e208c4758c..0000000000
--- a/.changes/next-release/feature-s3-95405.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "type": "feature",
-  "category": "``s3``",
-  "description": "[``botocore``] Added support for the CRC64NVME checksum algorithm in the S3 client through the optional AWS CRT (``awscrt``) dependency."
-}
diff --git a/.changes/next-release/feature-s3-96694.json b/.changes/next-release/feature-s3-96694.json
deleted file mode 100644
index dafdb3e9e7..0000000000
--- a/.changes/next-release/feature-s3-96694.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "type": "feature",
-  "category": "``s3``",
-  "description": "[``botocore``] S3 client behavior is updated to always calculate a CRC32 checksum by default for operations that support it (such as PutObject or UploadPart), or require it (such as DeleteObjects). Checksum behavior can be configured using ``when_supported`` and ``when_required`` options - in code using the ``request_checksum_calculation`` parameter for ``botocore.config.Config``, in the shared AWS config file using ``request_checksum_calculation``, or as an env variable using ``AWS_REQUEST_CHECKSUM_CALCULATION``. Note: Botocore will no longer automatically compute and populate the Content-MD5 header."
-}
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.rst b/CHANGELOG.rst
index bb41683f24..f147e8d9d2 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.rst
+++ b/CHANGELOG.rst
@@ -2,6 +2,24 @@
 CHANGELOG
 =========
 
+1.36.0
+======
+
+* api-change:``apigateway``: [``botocore``] Documentation updates for Amazon API Gateway
+* api-change:``bedrock-agent-runtime``: [``botocore``] Now supports streaming for inline agents.
+* api-change:``cognito-identity``: [``botocore``] corrects the dual-stack endpoint configuration
+* api-change:``partnercentral-selling``: [``botocore``] Add Tagging support for ResourceSnapshotJob resources
+* api-change:``s3``: [``botocore``] This change enhances integrity protections for new SDK requests to S3. S3 SDKs now support the CRC64NVME checksum algorithm, full object checksums for multipart S3 objects, and new default integrity protections for S3 requests.
+* api-change:``security-ir``: [``botocore``] Increase minimum length of Threat Actor IP 'userAgent' to 1.
+* api-change:``sesv2``: [``botocore``] This release introduces a new recommendation in Virtual Deliverability Manager Advisor, which detects elevated complaint rates for customer sending identities.
+* api-change:``workspaces``: [``botocore``] Added GeneralPurpose.4xlarge & GeneralPurpose.8xlarge ComputeTypes.
+* api-change:``workspaces-thin-client``: [``botocore``] Mark type in MaintenanceWindow as required.
+* enhancement:AWSCRT: [``botocore``] Update awscrt version to 0.23.4
+* feature:``s3``: [``botocore``] The S3 client attempts to validate response checksums for all S3 API operations that support checksums. However, if the SDK has not implemented the specified checksum algorithm then this validation is skipped. Checksum validation behavior can be configured using the ``when_supported`` and ``when_required`` options - in code using the ``response_checksum_validation`` parameter for ``botocore.config.Config``, in the shared AWS config file using ``response_checksum_validation``, or as an env variable using ``AWS_RESPONSE_CHECKSUM_VALIDATION``.
+* feature:``s3``: [``botocore``] Added support for the CRC64NVME checksum algorithm in the S3 client through the optional AWS CRT (``awscrt``) dependency.
+* feature:``s3``: [``botocore``] S3 client behavior is updated to always calculate a CRC32 checksum by default for operations that support it (such as PutObject or UploadPart), or require it (such as DeleteObjects). Checksum behavior can be configured using ``when_supported`` and ``when_required`` options - in code using the ``request_checksum_calculation`` parameter for ``botocore.config.Config``, in the shared AWS config file using ``request_checksum_calculation``, or as an env variable using ``AWS_REQUEST_CHECKSUM_CALCULATION``. Note: Botocore will no longer automatically compute and populate the Content-MD5 header.
+
+
 1.35.99
 =======
 
diff --git a/boto3/__init__.py b/boto3/__init__.py
index 3924854d11..b39090eec2 100644
--- a/boto3/__init__.py
+++ b/boto3/__init__.py
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 from boto3.session import Session
 
 __author__ = 'Amazon Web Services'
-__version__ = '1.35.99'
+__version__ = '1.36.0'
 
 
 # The default Boto3 session; autoloaded when needed.
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index ec4b2aff95..f26fdc0fd8 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -3,9 +3,9 @@ universal = 0
 
 [metadata]
 requires_dist =
-    botocore>=1.35.99,<1.36.0
+    botocore>=1.36.0,<1.37.0
     jmespath>=0.7.1,<2.0.0
-    s3transfer>=0.10.0,<0.11.0
+    s3transfer>=0.11.0,<0.12.0
 
 [options.extras_require]
 crt = botocore[crt]>=1.21.0,<2.0a0
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 355ed84714..a32e1c294f 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -14,9 +14,9 @@
 
 
 requires = [
-    'botocore>=1.35.99,<1.36.0',
+    'botocore>=1.36.0,<1.37.0',
     'jmespath>=0.7.1,<2.0.0',
-    's3transfer>=0.10.0,<0.11.0',
+    's3transfer>=0.11.0,<0.12.0',
 ]