diff --git a/CHANGES.rst b/CHANGES.rst
index 17d944b8..1385fb90 100644
--- a/CHANGES.rst
+++ b/CHANGES.rst
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ Changes
 
 2.17.0 (2025-01-06)
 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+* relax botocore dependency specification
 * add missing dependencies `python-dateutil`, `jmespath`, `multidict`, and `urllib3`
 
 2.16.1 (2024-12-26)
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 6f2883a8..bf198d3b 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ dynamic = ["version", "readme"]
 dependencies = [
     "aiohttp >= 3.9.2, < 4.0.0",
     "aioitertools >= 0.5.1, < 1.0.0",
-    "botocore >= 1.35.74, < 1.35.89", # NOTE: When updating, always keep `project.optional-dependencies` aligned
+    "botocore >= 1.35.74, < 1.35.94", # NOTE: When updating, always keep `project.optional-dependencies` aligned
     "python-dateutil >= 2.1, < 3.0.0",
     "jmespath >= 0.7.1, < 2.0.0",
     "multidict >= 6.0.0, < 7.0.0",
@@ -43,10 +43,10 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [project.optional-dependencies]
 awscli = [
-    "awscli >= 1.36.15, < 1.36.30",
+    "awscli >= 1.36.15, < 1.36.35",
 ]
 boto3 = [
-    "boto3 >= 1.35.74, < 1.35.89",
+    "boto3 >= 1.35.74, < 1.35.94",
 ]
 
 [project.urls]