diff --git a/.changes/1.22.3.json b/.changes/1.22.3.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f5c401cad2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changes/1.22.3.json
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+[
+  {
+    "category": "``auditmanager``",
+    "description": "[``botocore``] This release adds documentation updates for Audit Manager. We provided examples of how to use the Custom_ prefix for the keywordValue attribute. We also provided more details about the DeleteAssessmentReport operation.",
+    "type": "api-change"
+  },
+  {
+    "category": "``network-firewall``",
+    "description": "[``botocore``] AWS Network Firewall adds support for stateful threat signature AWS managed rule groups.",
+    "type": "api-change"
+  },
+  {
+    "category": "``ec2``",
+    "description": "[``botocore``] This release adds support to query the public key and creation date of EC2 Key Pairs. Additionally, the format (pem or ppk) of a key pair can be specified when creating a new key pair.",
+    "type": "api-change"
+  },
+  {
+    "category": "``braket``",
+    "description": "[``botocore``] This release enables Braket Hybrid Jobs with Embedded Simulators to have multiple instances.",
+    "type": "api-change"
+  },
+  {
+    "category": "``guardduty``",
+    "description": "[``botocore``] Documentation update for API description.",
+    "type": "api-change"
+  },
+  {
+    "category": "``connect``",
+    "description": "[``botocore``] This release introduces an API for changing the current agent status of a user in Connect.",
+    "type": "api-change"
+  }
+]
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.rst b/CHANGELOG.rst
index 73d602fa69..af487ee21f 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.rst
+++ b/CHANGELOG.rst
@@ -2,6 +2,17 @@
 CHANGELOG
 =========
 
+1.22.3
+======
+
+* api-change:``auditmanager``: [``botocore``] This release adds documentation updates for Audit Manager. We provided examples of how to use the Custom_ prefix for the keywordValue attribute. We also provided more details about the DeleteAssessmentReport operation.
+* api-change:``network-firewall``: [``botocore``] AWS Network Firewall adds support for stateful threat signature AWS managed rule groups.
+* api-change:``ec2``: [``botocore``] This release adds support to query the public key and creation date of EC2 Key Pairs. Additionally, the format (pem or ppk) of a key pair can be specified when creating a new key pair.
+* api-change:``braket``: [``botocore``] This release enables Braket Hybrid Jobs with Embedded Simulators to have multiple instances.
+* api-change:``guardduty``: [``botocore``] Documentation update for API description.
+* api-change:``connect``: [``botocore``] This release introduces an API for changing the current agent status of a user in Connect.
+
+
 1.22.2
 ======
 
diff --git a/boto3/__init__.py b/boto3/__init__.py
index 76dad7b973..dcacc08db6 100644
--- a/boto3/__init__.py
+++ b/boto3/__init__.py
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 from boto3.session import Session
 
 __author__ = 'Amazon Web Services'
-__version__ = '1.22.2'
+__version__ = '1.22.3'
 
 
 # The default Boto3 session; autoloaded when needed.
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index d80b11fc85..6c7882169d 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ universal = 0
 
 [metadata]
 requires_dist =
-    botocore>=1.25.2,<1.26.0
+    botocore>=1.25.3,<1.26.0
     jmespath>=0.7.1,<2.0.0
     s3transfer>=0.5.0,<0.6.0
 
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 1efa291935..2d1dc11468 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 
 
 requires = [
-    'botocore>=1.25.2,<1.26.0',
+    'botocore>=1.25.3,<1.26.0',
     'jmespath>=0.7.1,<2.0.0',
     's3transfer>=0.5.0,<0.6.0',
 ]