diff --git a/.changes/1.18.39.json b/.changes/1.18.39.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e8adab30b6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changes/1.18.39.json
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+[
+  {
+    "category": "``emr``",
+    "description": "[``botocore``] Update emr client to latest version",
+    "type": "api-change"
+  },
+  {
+    "category": "``codeguru-reviewer``",
+    "description": "[``botocore``] The Amazon CodeGuru Reviewer API now includes the RuleMetadata data object and a Severity attribute on a RecommendationSummary object. A RuleMetadata object contains information about a rule that generates a recommendation. Severity indicates how severe the issue associated with a recommendation is.",
+    "type": "api-change"
+  },
+  {
+    "category": "``lookoutequipment``",
+    "description": "[``botocore``] Added OffCondition parameter to CreateModel API",
+    "type": "api-change"
+  }
+]
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.changes/next-release/api-change-codegurureviewer-1618.json b/.changes/next-release/api-change-codegurureviewer-1618.json
deleted file mode 100644
index 81987bb417..0000000000
--- a/.changes/next-release/api-change-codegurureviewer-1618.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "type": "api-change",
-  "category": "``codeguru-reviewer``",
-  "description": "[``botocore``] The Amazon CodeGuru Reviewer API now includes the RuleMetadata data object and a Severity attribute on a RecommendationSummary object. A RuleMetadata object contains information about a rule that generates a recommendation. Severity indicates how severe the issue associated with a recommendation is."
-}
diff --git a/.changes/next-release/api-change-emr-74720.json b/.changes/next-release/api-change-emr-74720.json
deleted file mode 100644
index c2b46785ae..0000000000
--- a/.changes/next-release/api-change-emr-74720.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "type": "api-change",
-  "category": "``emr``",
-  "description": "[``botocore``] Update emr client to latest version"
-}
diff --git a/.changes/next-release/api-change-lookoutequipment-98389.json b/.changes/next-release/api-change-lookoutequipment-98389.json
deleted file mode 100644
index 4ca63a1e10..0000000000
--- a/.changes/next-release/api-change-lookoutequipment-98389.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "type": "api-change",
-  "category": "``lookoutequipment``",
-  "description": "[``botocore``] Added OffCondition parameter to CreateModel API"
-}
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.rst b/CHANGELOG.rst
index 09bd8d8539..4c0b9caebd 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.rst
+++ b/CHANGELOG.rst
@@ -2,6 +2,14 @@
 CHANGELOG
 =========
 
+1.18.39
+=======
+
+* api-change:``emr``: [``botocore``] Update emr client to latest version
+* api-change:``codeguru-reviewer``: [``botocore``] The Amazon CodeGuru Reviewer API now includes the RuleMetadata data object and a Severity attribute on a RecommendationSummary object. A RuleMetadata object contains information about a rule that generates a recommendation. Severity indicates how severe the issue associated with a recommendation is.
+* api-change:``lookoutequipment``: [``botocore``] Added OffCondition parameter to CreateModel API
+
+
 1.18.38
 =======
 
diff --git a/boto3/__init__.py b/boto3/__init__.py
index 2a00afa13a..19ad640e94 100644
--- a/boto3/__init__.py
+++ b/boto3/__init__.py
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 
 
 __author__ = 'Amazon Web Services'
-__version__ = '1.18.38'
+__version__ = '1.18.39'
 
 
 # The default Boto3 session; autoloaded when needed.
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 1f53cd3928..ec954247a1 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ universal = 0
 
 [metadata]
 requires_dist =
-    botocore>=1.21.38,<1.22.0
+    botocore>=1.21.39,<1.22.0
     jmespath>=0.7.1,<1.0.0
     s3transfer>=0.5.0,<0.6.0
 
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 3eef58ecbb..5c083b9bbf 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 
 
 requires = [
-    'botocore>=1.21.38,<1.22.0',
+    'botocore>=1.21.39,<1.22.0',
     'jmespath>=0.7.1,<1.0.0',
     's3transfer>=0.5.0,<0.6.0'
 ]