diff --git a/.changes/1.28.68.json b/.changes/1.28.68.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8f945347a8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changes/1.28.68.json
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+[
+  {
+    "category": "``appconfig``",
+    "description": "[``botocore``] Update KmsKeyIdentifier constraints to support AWS KMS multi-Region keys.",
+    "type": "api-change"
+  },
+  {
+    "category": "``appintegrations``",
+    "description": "[``botocore``] Updated ScheduleConfig to be an optional input to CreateDataIntegration to support event driven downloading of files from sources such as Amazon s3 using Amazon Connect AppIntegrations.",
+    "type": "api-change"
+  },
+  {
+    "category": "``connect``",
+    "description": "[``botocore``] This release adds support for updating phone number metadata, such as phone number description.",
+    "type": "api-change"
+  },
+  {
+    "category": "``discovery``",
+    "description": "[``botocore``] This release introduces three new APIs: StartBatchDeleteConfigurationTask, DescribeBatchDeleteConfigurationTask, and BatchDeleteAgents.",
+    "type": "api-change"
+  },
+  {
+    "category": "``medical-imaging``",
+    "description": "[``botocore``] Updates on documentation links",
+    "type": "api-change"
+  },
+  {
+    "category": "``ssm``",
+    "description": "[``botocore``] This release introduces a new API: DeleteOpsItem. This allows deletion of an OpsItem.",
+    "type": "api-change"
+  }
+]
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.github/workflows/run-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/run-tests.yml
index c0bf1d9bd1..8bb8b987eb 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/run-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/run-tests.yml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
-        python-version: ["3.7", "3.8", "3.9", "3.10", "3.11", "3.12-dev"]
+        python-version: ["3.7", "3.8", "3.9", "3.10", "3.11", "3.12"]
         os: [ubuntu-latest, macOS-latest, windows-latest]
 
     steps:
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.rst b/CHANGELOG.rst
index eb2180f312..c774f17952 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.rst
+++ b/CHANGELOG.rst
@@ -2,6 +2,17 @@
 CHANGELOG
 =========
 
+1.28.68
+=======
+
+* api-change:``appconfig``: [``botocore``] Update KmsKeyIdentifier constraints to support AWS KMS multi-Region keys.
+* api-change:``appintegrations``: [``botocore``] Updated ScheduleConfig to be an optional input to CreateDataIntegration to support event driven downloading of files from sources such as Amazon s3 using Amazon Connect AppIntegrations.
+* api-change:``connect``: [``botocore``] This release adds support for updating phone number metadata, such as phone number description.
+* api-change:``discovery``: [``botocore``] This release introduces three new APIs: StartBatchDeleteConfigurationTask, DescribeBatchDeleteConfigurationTask, and BatchDeleteAgents.
+* api-change:``medical-imaging``: [``botocore``] Updates on documentation links
+* api-change:``ssm``: [``botocore``] This release introduces a new API: DeleteOpsItem. This allows deletion of an OpsItem.
+
+
 1.28.67
 =======
 
diff --git a/boto3/__init__.py b/boto3/__init__.py
index d4bfa6b399..d2bfd85d83 100644
--- a/boto3/__init__.py
+++ b/boto3/__init__.py
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 from boto3.session import Session
 
 __author__ = 'Amazon Web Services'
-__version__ = '1.28.67'
+__version__ = '1.28.68'
 
 
 # The default Boto3 session; autoloaded when needed.
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index e14bee13db..19de6fa05a 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ universal = 0
 
 [metadata]
 requires_dist =
-    botocore>=1.31.67,<1.32.0
+    botocore>=1.31.68,<1.32.0
     jmespath>=0.7.1,<2.0.0
     s3transfer>=0.7.0,<0.8.0
 
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 66bee85c3b..61accde1b7 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 
 
 requires = [
-    'botocore>=1.31.67,<1.32.0',
+    'botocore>=1.31.68,<1.32.0',
     'jmespath>=0.7.1,<2.0.0',
     's3transfer>=0.7.0,<0.8.0',
 ]