diff --git a/.changes/1.28.0.json b/.changes/1.28.0.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3cd46531d4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changes/1.28.0.json
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+[
+  {
+    "category": "configprovider",
+    "description": "[``botocore``] Always use shallow copy of session config value store for clients",
+    "type": "enhancement"
+  },
+  {
+    "category": "configuration",
+    "description": "[``botocore``] Configure the endpoint URL in the shared configuration file or via an environment variable for a specific AWS service or all AWS services.",
+    "type": "feature"
+  },
+  {
+    "category": "configprovider",
+    "description": "[``botocore``] Fix bug when deep copying config value store where overrides were not preserved",
+    "type": "bugfix"
+  },
+  {
+    "category": "``ec2``",
+    "description": "[``botocore``] Add Nitro Enclaves support on DescribeInstanceTypes",
+    "type": "api-change"
+  },
+  {
+    "category": "``location``",
+    "description": "[``botocore``] This release adds support for authenticating with Amazon Location Service's Places & Routes APIs with an API Key. Also, with this release developers can publish tracked device position updates to Amazon EventBridge.",
+    "type": "api-change"
+  },
+  {
+    "category": "``outposts``",
+    "description": "[``botocore``] Added paginator support to several APIs. Added the ISOLATED enum value to AssetState.",
+    "type": "api-change"
+  },
+  {
+    "category": "``quicksight``",
+    "description": "[``botocore``] This release includes below three changes: small multiples axes improvement, field based coloring, removed required trait from Aggregation function for TopBottomFilter.",
+    "type": "api-change"
+  },
+  {
+    "category": "``rds``",
+    "description": "[``botocore``] Updates Amazon RDS documentation for creating DB instances and creating Aurora global clusters.",
+    "type": "api-change"
+  }
+]
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.changes/next-release/api-change-ec2-20851.json b/.changes/next-release/api-change-ec2-20851.json
deleted file mode 100644
index 6e8b23b740..0000000000
--- a/.changes/next-release/api-change-ec2-20851.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "type": "api-change",
-  "category": "``ec2``",
-  "description": "[``botocore``] Add Nitro Enclaves support on DescribeInstanceTypes"
-}
diff --git a/.changes/next-release/api-change-location-63755.json b/.changes/next-release/api-change-location-63755.json
deleted file mode 100644
index 167aa4e2d0..0000000000
--- a/.changes/next-release/api-change-location-63755.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "type": "api-change",
-  "category": "``location``",
-  "description": "[``botocore``] This release adds support for authenticating with Amazon Location Service's Places & Routes APIs with an API Key. Also, with this release developers can publish tracked device position updates to Amazon EventBridge."
-}
diff --git a/.changes/next-release/api-change-outposts-20776.json b/.changes/next-release/api-change-outposts-20776.json
deleted file mode 100644
index 1f6a5d23e7..0000000000
--- a/.changes/next-release/api-change-outposts-20776.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "type": "api-change",
-  "category": "``outposts``",
-  "description": "[``botocore``] Added paginator support to several APIs. Added the ISOLATED enum value to AssetState."
-}
diff --git a/.changes/next-release/api-change-quicksight-20340.json b/.changes/next-release/api-change-quicksight-20340.json
deleted file mode 100644
index 976510719e..0000000000
--- a/.changes/next-release/api-change-quicksight-20340.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "type": "api-change",
-  "category": "``quicksight``",
-  "description": "[``botocore``] This release includes below three changes: small multiples axes improvement, field based coloring, removed required trait from Aggregation function for TopBottomFilter."
-}
diff --git a/.changes/next-release/api-change-rds-54098.json b/.changes/next-release/api-change-rds-54098.json
deleted file mode 100644
index 45aaf498dc..0000000000
--- a/.changes/next-release/api-change-rds-54098.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "type": "api-change",
-  "category": "``rds``",
-  "description": "[``botocore``] Updates Amazon RDS documentation for creating DB instances and creating Aurora global clusters."
-}
diff --git a/.changes/next-release/bugfix-configprovider-46546.json b/.changes/next-release/bugfix-configprovider-46546.json
deleted file mode 100644
index 6a0f98afc1..0000000000
--- a/.changes/next-release/bugfix-configprovider-46546.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "type": "bugfix",
-  "category": "configprovider",
-  "description": "[``botocore``] Fix bug when deep copying config value store where overrides were not preserved"
-}
diff --git a/.changes/next-release/enhancement-configprovider-27540.json b/.changes/next-release/enhancement-configprovider-27540.json
deleted file mode 100644
index 7099ae3bde..0000000000
--- a/.changes/next-release/enhancement-configprovider-27540.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "type": "enhancement",
-  "category": "configprovider",
-  "description": "[``botocore``] Always use shallow copy of session config value store for clients"
-}
diff --git a/.changes/next-release/feature-configuration-3829.json b/.changes/next-release/feature-configuration-3829.json
deleted file mode 100644
index 06cc8010f6..0000000000
--- a/.changes/next-release/feature-configuration-3829.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "type": "feature",
-  "category": "configuration",
-  "description": "[``botocore``] Configure the endpoint URL in the shared configuration file or via an environment variable for a specific AWS service or all AWS services."
-}
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.rst b/CHANGELOG.rst
index f670bc3722..fc25317239 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.rst
+++ b/CHANGELOG.rst
@@ -2,6 +2,19 @@
 CHANGELOG
 =========
 
+1.28.0
+======
+
+* enhancement:configprovider: [``botocore``] Always use shallow copy of session config value store for clients
+* feature:configuration: [``botocore``] Configure the endpoint URL in the shared configuration file or via an environment variable for a specific AWS service or all AWS services.
+* bugfix:configprovider: [``botocore``] Fix bug when deep copying config value store where overrides were not preserved
+* api-change:``ec2``: [``botocore``] Add Nitro Enclaves support on DescribeInstanceTypes
+* api-change:``location``: [``botocore``] This release adds support for authenticating with Amazon Location Service's Places & Routes APIs with an API Key. Also, with this release developers can publish tracked device position updates to Amazon EventBridge.
+* api-change:``outposts``: [``botocore``] Added paginator support to several APIs. Added the ISOLATED enum value to AssetState.
+* api-change:``quicksight``: [``botocore``] This release includes below three changes: small multiples axes improvement, field based coloring, removed required trait from Aggregation function for TopBottomFilter.
+* api-change:``rds``: [``botocore``] Updates Amazon RDS documentation for creating DB instances and creating Aurora global clusters.
+
+
 1.27.1
 ======
 
diff --git a/boto3/__init__.py b/boto3/__init__.py
index 8b767a9486..d2af59df59 100644
--- a/boto3/__init__.py
+++ b/boto3/__init__.py
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 from boto3.session import Session
 
 __author__ = 'Amazon Web Services'
-__version__ = '1.27.1'
+__version__ = '1.28.0'
 
 
 # The default Boto3 session; autoloaded when needed.
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 215c6ce4da..220fb10030 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ universal = 0
 
 [metadata]
 requires_dist =
-    botocore>=1.30.1,<1.31.0
+    botocore>=1.31.0,<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 229cbb3d46..2655e5cfb1 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 
 
 requires = [
-    'botocore>=1.30.1,<1.31.0',
+    'botocore>=1.31.0,<1.32.0',
     'jmespath>=0.7.1,<2.0.0',
     's3transfer>=0.6.0,<0.7.0',
 ]