diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 167d371..18915c7 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
-	# Changelog
+# Changelog
+
+# 2.2.1 (11/1/2024)
+- chore: downgrade botocore and s3transfer as per live team dependency [#128](https://github.com/washingtonpost/elex-live-model/pull/128)
 
 ## 2.2.0 (11/1/2024)
 - chore: condensed logging of non-modeled units [#120](https://github.com/washingtonpost/elex-live-model/pull/120)
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index e8d437e..b278dce 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -10,8 +10,8 @@
     "boto3>=1.34",
     "python-dotenv>=1.0",
     "scipy>=1.14",
-    "s3transfer>=0.10.2",
-    "botocore>=1.35.18",
+    "s3transfer>=0.9.0",
+    "botocore>=1.34.162",
 )
 
 THIS_FILE_DIR = os.path.dirname(__file__)
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     LONG_DESCRIPTION = f.read()
 
 # The full version, including alpha/beta/rc tags
-RELEASE = "2.2.0"
+RELEASE = "2.2.1"
 # The short X.Y version
 VERSION = ".".join(RELEASE.split(".")[:2])