diff --git a/.changes/1.29.40.json b/.changes/1.29.40.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..262216b555
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changes/1.29.40.json
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+[
+  {
+    "category": "``apigateway``",
+    "description": "Documentation updates for Amazon API Gateway",
+    "type": "api-change"
+  },
+  {
+    "category": "``emr``",
+    "description": "Update emr client to latest version",
+    "type": "api-change"
+  },
+  {
+    "category": "``secretsmanager``",
+    "description": "Added owning service filter, include planned deletion flag, and next rotation date response parameter in ListSecrets.",
+    "type": "api-change"
+  },
+  {
+    "category": "``wisdom``",
+    "description": "This release extends Wisdom CreateContent and StartContentUpload APIs to support PDF and MicrosoftWord docx document uploading.",
+    "type": "api-change"
+  }
+]
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diff --git a/.changes/next-release/api-change-apigateway-84121.json b/.changes/next-release/api-change-apigateway-84121.json
deleted file mode 100644
index d29e130eb7..0000000000
--- a/.changes/next-release/api-change-apigateway-84121.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "type": "api-change",
-  "category": "``apigateway``",
-  "description": "Documentation updates for Amazon API Gateway"
-}
diff --git a/.changes/next-release/api-change-emr-69238.json b/.changes/next-release/api-change-emr-69238.json
deleted file mode 100644
index 858929cc07..0000000000
--- a/.changes/next-release/api-change-emr-69238.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "type": "api-change",
-  "category": "``emr``",
-  "description": "Update emr client to latest version"
-}
diff --git a/.changes/next-release/api-change-secretsmanager-71989.json b/.changes/next-release/api-change-secretsmanager-71989.json
deleted file mode 100644
index fb80c2d1c3..0000000000
--- a/.changes/next-release/api-change-secretsmanager-71989.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "type": "api-change",
-  "category": "``secretsmanager``",
-  "description": "Added owning service filter, include planned deletion flag, and next rotation date response parameter in ListSecrets."
-}
diff --git a/.changes/next-release/api-change-wisdom-64526.json b/.changes/next-release/api-change-wisdom-64526.json
deleted file mode 100644
index 3686ae4b1f..0000000000
--- a/.changes/next-release/api-change-wisdom-64526.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "type": "api-change",
-  "category": "``wisdom``",
-  "description": "This release extends Wisdom CreateContent and StartContentUpload APIs to support PDF and MicrosoftWord docx document uploading."
-}
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.rst b/CHANGELOG.rst
index 50d3a1860a..38d3873f8c 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.rst
+++ b/CHANGELOG.rst
@@ -2,6 +2,15 @@
 CHANGELOG
 =========
 
+1.29.40
+=======
+
+* api-change:``apigateway``: Documentation updates for Amazon API Gateway
+* api-change:``emr``: Update emr client to latest version
+* api-change:``secretsmanager``: Added owning service filter, include planned deletion flag, and next rotation date response parameter in ListSecrets.
+* api-change:``wisdom``: This release extends Wisdom CreateContent and StartContentUpload APIs to support PDF and MicrosoftWord docx document uploading.
+
+
 1.29.39
 =======
 
diff --git a/botocore/__init__.py b/botocore/__init__.py
index 55d908942c..dd2d242509 100644
--- a/botocore/__init__.py
+++ b/botocore/__init__.py
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 import os
 import re
 
-__version__ = '1.29.39'
+__version__ = '1.29.40'
 
 
 class NullHandler(logging.Handler):
diff --git a/docs/source/conf.py b/docs/source/conf.py
index ef9d1034ce..87768fa39f 100644
--- a/docs/source/conf.py
+++ b/docs/source/conf.py
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@
 # The short X.Y version.
 version = '1.29.'
 # The full version, including alpha/beta/rc tags.
-release = '1.29.39'
+release = '1.29.40'
 
 # The language for content autogenerated by Sphinx. Refer to documentation
 # for a list of supported languages.