diff --git a/.changes/1.29.165.json b/.changes/1.29.165.json
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+[
+  {
+    "category": "``amp``",
+    "description": "AWS SDK service model  generation tool version upgrade.",
+    "type": "api-change"
+  },
+  {
+    "category": "``ecs``",
+    "description": "Added new field  \"credentialspecs\" to the ecs task definition to support gMSA of windows/linux in both domainless and domain-joined mode",
+    "type": "api-change"
+  },
+  {
+    "category": "``ivs``",
+    "description": "Corrects the HTTP response code in the generated docs for PutMetadata and DeleteRecordingConfiguration APIs.",
+    "type": "api-change"
+  },
+  {
+    "category": "``mediaconvert``",
+    "description": "This release includes improved color handling of overlays and general updates to user documentation.",
+    "type": "api-change"
+  },
+  {
+    "category": "``sagemaker``",
+    "description": "This release adds support for rolling deployment in SageMaker Inference.",
+    "type": "api-change"
+  },
+  {
+    "category": "``transfer``",
+    "description": "Add outbound Basic authentication support to AS2 connectors",
+    "type": "api-change"
+  },
+  {
+    "category": "``verifiedpermissions``",
+    "description": "This release corrects several broken links in the documentation.",
+    "type": "api-change"
+  }
+]
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diff --git a/.changes/next-release/api-change-amp-14306.json b/.changes/next-release/api-change-amp-14306.json
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index 93e89a4c81..0000000000
--- a/.changes/next-release/api-change-amp-14306.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "type": "api-change",
-  "category": "``amp``",
-  "description": "AWS SDK service model  generation tool version upgrade."
-}
diff --git a/.changes/next-release/api-change-ecs-30234.json b/.changes/next-release/api-change-ecs-30234.json
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index 2442f0f2f8..0000000000
--- a/.changes/next-release/api-change-ecs-30234.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "type": "api-change",
-  "category": "``ecs``",
-  "description": "Added new field  \"credentialspecs\" to the ecs task definition to support gMSA of windows/linux in both domainless and domain-joined mode"
-}
diff --git a/.changes/next-release/api-change-ivs-87252.json b/.changes/next-release/api-change-ivs-87252.json
deleted file mode 100644
index 19da6ce742..0000000000
--- a/.changes/next-release/api-change-ivs-87252.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "type": "api-change",
-  "category": "``ivs``",
-  "description": "Corrects the HTTP response code in the generated docs for PutMetadata and DeleteRecordingConfiguration APIs."
-}
diff --git a/.changes/next-release/api-change-mediaconvert-2061.json b/.changes/next-release/api-change-mediaconvert-2061.json
deleted file mode 100644
index 75e3a88d3b..0000000000
--- a/.changes/next-release/api-change-mediaconvert-2061.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "type": "api-change",
-  "category": "``mediaconvert``",
-  "description": "This release includes improved color handling of overlays and general updates to user documentation."
-}
diff --git a/.changes/next-release/api-change-sagemaker-68051.json b/.changes/next-release/api-change-sagemaker-68051.json
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index df86fe874f..0000000000
--- a/.changes/next-release/api-change-sagemaker-68051.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "type": "api-change",
-  "category": "``sagemaker``",
-  "description": "This release adds support for rolling deployment in SageMaker Inference."
-}
diff --git a/.changes/next-release/api-change-transfer-4547.json b/.changes/next-release/api-change-transfer-4547.json
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index 0460f6f2c0..0000000000
--- a/.changes/next-release/api-change-transfer-4547.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "type": "api-change",
-  "category": "``transfer``",
-  "description": "Add outbound Basic authentication support to AS2 connectors"
-}
diff --git a/.changes/next-release/api-change-verifiedpermissions-14928.json b/.changes/next-release/api-change-verifiedpermissions-14928.json
deleted file mode 100644
index 9d9415f32c..0000000000
--- a/.changes/next-release/api-change-verifiedpermissions-14928.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "type": "api-change",
-  "category": "``verifiedpermissions``",
-  "description": "This release corrects several broken links in the documentation."
-}
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.rst b/CHANGELOG.rst
index 381277d2de..63b2793dab 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.rst
+++ b/CHANGELOG.rst
@@ -2,6 +2,18 @@
 CHANGELOG
 =========
 
+1.29.165
+========
+
+* api-change:``amp``: AWS SDK service model  generation tool version upgrade.
+* api-change:``ecs``: Added new field  "credentialspecs" to the ecs task definition to support gMSA of windows/linux in both domainless and domain-joined mode
+* api-change:``ivs``: Corrects the HTTP response code in the generated docs for PutMetadata and DeleteRecordingConfiguration APIs.
+* api-change:``mediaconvert``: This release includes improved color handling of overlays and general updates to user documentation.
+* api-change:``sagemaker``: This release adds support for rolling deployment in SageMaker Inference.
+* api-change:``transfer``: Add outbound Basic authentication support to AS2 connectors
+* api-change:``verifiedpermissions``: This release corrects several broken links in the documentation.
+
+
 1.29.164
 ========
 
diff --git a/botocore/__init__.py b/botocore/__init__.py
index f18d51c0ae..8cb5bd1c58 100644
--- a/botocore/__init__.py
+++ b/botocore/__init__.py
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 import os
 import re
 
-__version__ = '1.29.164'
+__version__ = '1.29.165'
 
 
 class NullHandler(logging.Handler):
diff --git a/docs/source/conf.py b/docs/source/conf.py
index cda0ec3321..c68ec1f5cc 100644
--- a/docs/source/conf.py
+++ b/docs/source/conf.py
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@
 # The short X.Y version.
 version = '1.29.1'
 # The full version, including alpha/beta/rc tags.
-release = '1.29.164'
+release = '1.29.165'
 
 # The language for content autogenerated by Sphinx. Refer to documentation
 # for a list of supported languages.