diff --git a/.changes/1.34.24.json b/.changes/1.34.24.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..ea8d84927015
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changes/1.34.24.json
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+[
+  {
+    "category": "``dynamodb``",
+    "description": "Generate account endpoint for DynamoDB requests when the account ID is available",
+    "type": "api-change"
+  },
+  {
+    "category": "``neptune``",
+    "description": "Add v2 smoke tests and smithy smokeTests trait for SDK testing.",
+    "type": "api-change"
+  },
+  {
+    "category": "``sagemaker``",
+    "description": "Amazon SageMaker now supports using manifest files to specify the location of uncompressed model artifacts within Model Packages",
+    "type": "api-change"
+  },
+  {
+    "category": "``sagemaker-metrics``",
+    "description": "This release introduces support for the SageMaker Metrics BatchGetMetrics API.",
+    "type": "api-change"
+  },
+  {
+    "category": "``workspaces``",
+    "description": "Releasing new ErrorCodes for SysPrep failures during ImageImport and CreateImage process",
+    "type": "api-change"
+  },
+  {
+    "category": "paginator",
+    "description": "Add warning when a non-positive value is provided for the max-items pagination parameter.",
+    "type": "enhancement"
+  }
+]
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.rst b/CHANGELOG.rst
index 66b8eb65f9ce..812223dddb8a 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.rst
+++ b/CHANGELOG.rst
@@ -2,6 +2,17 @@
 CHANGELOG
 =========
 
+1.34.24
+=======
+
+* api-change:``dynamodb``: Generate account endpoint for DynamoDB requests when the account ID is available
+* api-change:``neptune``: Add v2 smoke tests and smithy smokeTests trait for SDK testing.
+* api-change:``sagemaker``: Amazon SageMaker now supports using manifest files to specify the location of uncompressed model artifacts within Model Packages
+* api-change:``sagemaker-metrics``: This release introduces support for the SageMaker Metrics BatchGetMetrics API.
+* api-change:``workspaces``: Releasing new ErrorCodes for SysPrep failures during ImageImport and CreateImage process
+* enhancement:paginator: Add warning when a non-positive value is provided for the max-items pagination parameter.
+
+
 1.34.23
 =======
 
diff --git a/awscli/__init__.py b/awscli/__init__.py
index bff2030be09e..02b2e03455a3 100644
--- a/awscli/__init__.py
+++ b/awscli/__init__.py
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 
 import os
 
-__version__ = '1.34.23'
+__version__ = '1.34.24'
 
 #
 # Get our data path to be added to botocore's search path
diff --git a/awscli/customizations/paginate.py b/awscli/customizations/paginate.py
index c1400c5758e3..fe1f3f140112 100644
--- a/awscli/customizations/paginate.py
+++ b/awscli/customizations/paginate.py
@@ -24,8 +24,10 @@
 
 """
 import logging
+import sys
 from functools import partial
 
+from awscli.customizations.utils import uni_print
 from botocore import xform_name
 from botocore.exceptions import DataNotFoundError, PaginationError
 from botocore import model
@@ -266,6 +268,11 @@ def __init__(self, name, documentation, parse_type, serialized_name):
         self._parse_type = parse_type
         self._required = False
 
+    def _emit_non_positive_max_items_warning(self):
+        uni_print(
+            "warning: Non-positive values for --max-items may result in undefined behavior.\n",
+            sys.stderr)
+
     @property
     def cli_name(self):
         return '--' + self._name
@@ -292,6 +299,8 @@ def add_to_parser(self, parser):
 
     def add_to_params(self, parameters, value):
         if value is not None:
+            if self._serialized_name == 'MaxItems' and int(value) <= 0:
+                self._emit_non_positive_max_items_warning()
             pagination_config = parameters.get('PaginationConfig', {})
             pagination_config[self._serialized_name] = value
             parameters['PaginationConfig'] = pagination_config
diff --git a/doc/source/conf.py b/doc/source/conf.py
index c4a891d590a3..ebed2c7f375e 100644
--- a/doc/source/conf.py
+++ b/doc/source/conf.py
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@
 # The short X.Y version.
 version = '1.34.'
 # The full version, including alpha/beta/rc tags.
-release = '1.34.23'
+release = '1.34.24'
 
 # The language for content autogenerated by Sphinx. Refer to documentation
 # for a list of supported languages.
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 981362f3f0c8..eb4ce2d7a911 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ universal = 0
 
 [metadata]
 requires_dist =
-        botocore==1.35.23
+        botocore==1.35.24
         docutils>=0.10,<0.17
         s3transfer>=0.10.0,<0.11.0
         PyYAML>=3.10,<6.1
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 16f0fae8cef9..6f324f1f787f 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ def find_version(*file_paths):
 
 
 install_requires = [
-    'botocore==1.35.23',
+    'botocore==1.35.24',
     'docutils>=0.10,<0.17',
     's3transfer>=0.10.0,<0.11.0',
     'PyYAML>=3.10,<6.1',
diff --git a/tests/unit/customizations/test_paginate.py b/tests/unit/customizations/test_paginate.py
index e4e4e018975e..cb362a0fc631 100644
--- a/tests/unit/customizations/test_paginate.py
+++ b/tests/unit/customizations/test_paginate.py
@@ -10,6 +10,9 @@
 # distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF
 # ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the License for the specific
 # language governing permissions and limitations under the License.
+import pytest
+
+from awscli.customizations.paginate import PageArgument
 from awscli.testutils import mock, unittest
 
 from botocore.exceptions import DataNotFoundError, PaginationError
@@ -18,6 +21,9 @@
 
 from awscli.customizations import paginate
 
+@pytest.fixture
+def max_items_page_arg():
+    return PageArgument('max-items', 'documentation', int, 'MaxItems')
 
 class TestPaginateBase(unittest.TestCase):
 
@@ -321,3 +327,20 @@ def test_can_handle_missing_page_size(self):
         del self.parsed_args.page_size
         self.assertIsNone(paginate.ensure_paging_params_not_set(
             self.parsed_args, {}))
+
+
+class TestNonPositiveMaxItems:
+    def test_positive_integer_does_not_raise_warning(self, max_items_page_arg, capsys):
+        max_items_page_arg.add_to_params({}, 1)
+        captured = capsys.readouterr()
+        assert captured.err == ""
+
+    def test_zero_raises_warning(self, max_items_page_arg, capsys):
+        max_items_page_arg.add_to_params({}, 0)
+        captured = capsys.readouterr()
+        assert "Non-positive values for --max-items" in captured.err
+
+    def test_negative_integer_raises_warning(self, max_items_page_arg, capsys):
+        max_items_page_arg.add_to_params({}, -1)
+        captured = capsys.readouterr()
+        assert "Non-positive values for --max-items" in captured.err