diff --git a/.changes/1.36.2.json b/.changes/1.36.2.json
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+[
+  {
+    "category": "``accessanalyzer``",
+    "description": "Expand analyzer configuration capabilities for unused access analyzers. Unused access analyzer configurations now support the ability to exclude accounts and resource tags from analysis providing more granular control over the scope of analysis.",
+    "type": "api-change"
+  },
+  {
+    "category": "``cloudcontrol``",
+    "description": "Added support for CloudFormation Hooks with Cloud Control API. The GetResourceRequestStatus API response now includes an optional HooksProgressEvent and HooksRequestToken parameter for Hooks Invocation Progress as part of resource operation with Cloud Control.",
+    "type": "api-change"
+  },
+  {
+    "category": "``deadline``",
+    "description": "Adds support for select GPU accelerated instance types when creating new service-managed fleets.",
+    "type": "api-change"
+  },
+  {
+    "category": "``iam``",
+    "description": "This release includes support for five new APIs and changes to existing APIs that give AWS Organizations customers the ability to use temporary root credentials, targeted to member accounts in the organization.",
+    "type": "api-change"
+  },
+  {
+    "category": "``iotwireless``",
+    "description": "New FuotaTask resource type to enable logging for your FUOTA tasks. A ParticipatingGatewaysforMulticast parameter to choose the list of gateways to receive the multicast downlink message and the transmission interval between them. Descriptor field which will be sent to devices during FUOTA transfer.",
+    "type": "api-change"
+  },
+  {
+    "category": "``ivs``",
+    "description": "IVS now offers customers the ability to stream multitrack video to Channels.",
+    "type": "api-change"
+  },
+  {
+    "category": "``license-manager-user-subscriptions``",
+    "description": "New and updated API operations to support License Included User-based Subscription of Microsoft Remote Desktop Services (RDS).",
+    "type": "api-change"
+  },
+  {
+    "category": "``partnercentral-selling``",
+    "description": "Announcing AWS Partner Central API for Selling: This service launch Introduces new APIs for co-selling opportunity management and related functions. Key features include notifications, a dynamic sandbox for testing, and streamlined validations.",
+    "type": "api-change"
+  },
+  {
+    "category": "``quicksight``",
+    "description": "This release adds APIs for Custom Permissions management in QuickSight, and APIs to support QuickSight Branding.",
+    "type": "api-change"
+  },
+  {
+    "category": "``redshift``",
+    "description": "Adds support for Amazon Redshift S3AccessGrants",
+    "type": "api-change"
+  },
+  {
+    "category": "``s3``",
+    "description": "This release updates the ListBuckets API Reference documentation in support of the new 10,000 general purpose bucket default quota on all AWS accounts. To increase your bucket quota from 10,000 to up to 1 million buckets, simply request a quota increase via Service Quotas.",
+    "type": "api-change"
+  },
+  {
+    "category": "``sagemaker``",
+    "description": "Add support for Neuron instance types [ trn1/trn1n/inf2 ] on SageMaker Notebook Instances Platform.",
+    "type": "api-change"
+  },
+  {
+    "category": "``sts``",
+    "description": "This release introduces the new API 'AssumeRoot', which returns short-term credentials that you can use to perform privileged tasks.",
+    "type": "api-change"
+  }
+]
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.changes/next-release/api-change-accessanalyzer-84.json b/.changes/next-release/api-change-accessanalyzer-84.json
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index a09fc6d6751e..000000000000
--- a/.changes/next-release/api-change-accessanalyzer-84.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "type": "api-change",
-  "category": "``accessanalyzer``",
-  "description": "Expand analyzer configuration capabilities for unused access analyzers. Unused access analyzer configurations now support the ability to exclude accounts and resource tags from analysis providing more granular control over the scope of analysis."
-}
diff --git a/.changes/next-release/api-change-cloudcontrol-59211.json b/.changes/next-release/api-change-cloudcontrol-59211.json
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index 9847889b0206..000000000000
--- a/.changes/next-release/api-change-cloudcontrol-59211.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "type": "api-change",
-  "category": "``cloudcontrol``",
-  "description": "Added support for CloudFormation Hooks with Cloud Control API. The GetResourceRequestStatus API response now includes an optional HooksProgressEvent and HooksRequestToken parameter for Hooks Invocation Progress as part of resource operation with Cloud Control."
-}
diff --git a/.changes/next-release/api-change-deadline-12894.json b/.changes/next-release/api-change-deadline-12894.json
deleted file mode 100644
index 000515ef9f2c..000000000000
--- a/.changes/next-release/api-change-deadline-12894.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "type": "api-change",
-  "category": "``deadline``",
-  "description": "Adds support for select GPU accelerated instance types when creating new service-managed fleets."
-}
diff --git a/.changes/next-release/api-change-iam-14905.json b/.changes/next-release/api-change-iam-14905.json
deleted file mode 100644
index ccef9332cae2..000000000000
--- a/.changes/next-release/api-change-iam-14905.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "type": "api-change",
-  "category": "``iam``",
-  "description": "This release includes support for five new APIs and changes to existing APIs that give AWS Organizations customers the ability to use temporary root credentials, targeted to member accounts in the organization."
-}
diff --git a/.changes/next-release/api-change-iotwireless-22208.json b/.changes/next-release/api-change-iotwireless-22208.json
deleted file mode 100644
index 92dddd7237b3..000000000000
--- a/.changes/next-release/api-change-iotwireless-22208.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "type": "api-change",
-  "category": "``iotwireless``",
-  "description": "New FuotaTask resource type to enable logging for your FUOTA tasks. A ParticipatingGatewaysforMulticast parameter to choose the list of gateways to receive the multicast downlink message and the transmission interval between them. Descriptor field which will be sent to devices during FUOTA transfer."
-}
diff --git a/.changes/next-release/api-change-ivs-36115.json b/.changes/next-release/api-change-ivs-36115.json
deleted file mode 100644
index 77f5cbd65b7b..000000000000
--- a/.changes/next-release/api-change-ivs-36115.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "type": "api-change",
-  "category": "``ivs``",
-  "description": "IVS now offers customers the ability to stream multitrack video to Channels."
-}
diff --git a/.changes/next-release/api-change-licensemanagerusersubscriptions-94117.json b/.changes/next-release/api-change-licensemanagerusersubscriptions-94117.json
deleted file mode 100644
index 8cc3a08f346a..000000000000
--- a/.changes/next-release/api-change-licensemanagerusersubscriptions-94117.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "type": "api-change",
-  "category": "``license-manager-user-subscriptions``",
-  "description": "New and updated API operations to support License Included User-based Subscription of Microsoft Remote Desktop Services (RDS)."
-}
diff --git a/.changes/next-release/api-change-partnercentralselling-94495.json b/.changes/next-release/api-change-partnercentralselling-94495.json
deleted file mode 100644
index 7eaa06a676ac..000000000000
--- a/.changes/next-release/api-change-partnercentralselling-94495.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "type": "api-change",
-  "category": "``partnercentral-selling``",
-  "description": "Announcing AWS Partner Central API for Selling: This service launch Introduces new APIs for co-selling opportunity management and related functions. Key features include notifications, a dynamic sandbox for testing, and streamlined validations."
-}
diff --git a/.changes/next-release/api-change-quicksight-32511.json b/.changes/next-release/api-change-quicksight-32511.json
deleted file mode 100644
index 8d33be97f571..000000000000
--- a/.changes/next-release/api-change-quicksight-32511.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "type": "api-change",
-  "category": "``quicksight``",
-  "description": "This release adds APIs for Custom Permissions management in QuickSight, and APIs to support QuickSight Branding."
-}
diff --git a/.changes/next-release/api-change-redshift-20614.json b/.changes/next-release/api-change-redshift-20614.json
deleted file mode 100644
index 2524418d15e5..000000000000
--- a/.changes/next-release/api-change-redshift-20614.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "type": "api-change",
-  "category": "``redshift``",
-  "description": "Adds support for Amazon Redshift S3AccessGrants"
-}
diff --git a/.changes/next-release/api-change-s3-28799.json b/.changes/next-release/api-change-s3-28799.json
deleted file mode 100644
index 8f8d56ec6b9e..000000000000
--- a/.changes/next-release/api-change-s3-28799.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "type": "api-change",
-  "category": "``s3``",
-  "description": "This release updates the ListBuckets API Reference documentation in support of the new 10,000 general purpose bucket default quota on all AWS accounts. To increase your bucket quota from 10,000 to up to 1 million buckets, simply request a quota increase via Service Quotas."
-}
diff --git a/.changes/next-release/api-change-sagemaker-82768.json b/.changes/next-release/api-change-sagemaker-82768.json
deleted file mode 100644
index 86acf0cd64fb..000000000000
--- a/.changes/next-release/api-change-sagemaker-82768.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "type": "api-change",
-  "category": "``sagemaker``",
-  "description": "Add support for Neuron instance types [ trn1/trn1n/inf2 ] on SageMaker Notebook Instances Platform."
-}
diff --git a/.changes/next-release/api-change-sts-16123.json b/.changes/next-release/api-change-sts-16123.json
deleted file mode 100644
index 323779c02ee1..000000000000
--- a/.changes/next-release/api-change-sts-16123.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "type": "api-change",
-  "category": "``sts``",
-  "description": "This release introduces the new API 'AssumeRoot', which returns short-term credentials that you can use to perform privileged tasks."
-}
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.rst b/CHANGELOG.rst
index dc8d9d7bd651..df4d76a5e408 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.rst
+++ b/CHANGELOG.rst
@@ -2,6 +2,24 @@
 CHANGELOG
 =========
 
+1.36.2
+======
+
+* api-change:``accessanalyzer``: Expand analyzer configuration capabilities for unused access analyzers. Unused access analyzer configurations now support the ability to exclude accounts and resource tags from analysis providing more granular control over the scope of analysis.
+* api-change:``cloudcontrol``: Added support for CloudFormation Hooks with Cloud Control API. The GetResourceRequestStatus API response now includes an optional HooksProgressEvent and HooksRequestToken parameter for Hooks Invocation Progress as part of resource operation with Cloud Control.
+* api-change:``deadline``: Adds support for select GPU accelerated instance types when creating new service-managed fleets.
+* api-change:``iam``: This release includes support for five new APIs and changes to existing APIs that give AWS Organizations customers the ability to use temporary root credentials, targeted to member accounts in the organization.
+* api-change:``iotwireless``: New FuotaTask resource type to enable logging for your FUOTA tasks. A ParticipatingGatewaysforMulticast parameter to choose the list of gateways to receive the multicast downlink message and the transmission interval between them. Descriptor field which will be sent to devices during FUOTA transfer.
+* api-change:``ivs``: IVS now offers customers the ability to stream multitrack video to Channels.
+* api-change:``license-manager-user-subscriptions``: New and updated API operations to support License Included User-based Subscription of Microsoft Remote Desktop Services (RDS).
+* api-change:``partnercentral-selling``: Announcing AWS Partner Central API for Selling: This service launch Introduces new APIs for co-selling opportunity management and related functions. Key features include notifications, a dynamic sandbox for testing, and streamlined validations.
+* api-change:``quicksight``: This release adds APIs for Custom Permissions management in QuickSight, and APIs to support QuickSight Branding.
+* api-change:``redshift``: Adds support for Amazon Redshift S3AccessGrants
+* api-change:``s3``: This release updates the ListBuckets API Reference documentation in support of the new 10,000 general purpose bucket default quota on all AWS accounts. To increase your bucket quota from 10,000 to up to 1 million buckets, simply request a quota increase via Service Quotas.
+* api-change:``sagemaker``: Add support for Neuron instance types [ trn1/trn1n/inf2 ] on SageMaker Notebook Instances Platform.
+* api-change:``sts``: This release introduces the new API 'AssumeRoot', which returns short-term credentials that you can use to perform privileged tasks.
+
+
 1.36.1
 ======
 
diff --git a/awscli/__init__.py b/awscli/__init__.py
index f3328906256f..d37b4235138b 100644
--- a/awscli/__init__.py
+++ b/awscli/__init__.py
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 
 import os
 
-__version__ = '1.36.1'
+__version__ = '1.36.2'
 
 #
 # Get our data path to be added to botocore's search path
diff --git a/doc/source/conf.py b/doc/source/conf.py
index f2dc96f85bc9..c477ab59a5d7 100644
--- a/doc/source/conf.py
+++ b/doc/source/conf.py
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@
 # The short X.Y version.
 version = '1.36'
 # The full version, including alpha/beta/rc tags.
-release = '1.36.1'
+release = '1.36.2'
 
 # The language for content autogenerated by Sphinx. Refer to documentation
 # for a list of supported languages.
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 26a970439377..0875886aa40f 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ universal = 0
 
 [metadata]
 requires_dist =
-        botocore==1.35.60
+        botocore==1.35.61
         docutils>=0.10,<0.17
         s3transfer>=0.10.0,<0.11.0
         PyYAML>=3.10,<6.1
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 12b85ccf7c71..cb9afbf2dae0 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ def find_version(*file_paths):
 
 
 install_requires = [
-    'botocore==1.35.60',
+    'botocore==1.35.61',
     'docutils>=0.10,<0.17',
     's3transfer>=0.10.0,<0.11.0',
     'PyYAML>=3.10,<6.1',