diff --git a/localstack/aws/forwarder.py b/localstack/aws/forwarder.py
index 17b0f4760d1ea..18737f89edbd9 100644
--- a/localstack/aws/forwarder.py
+++ b/localstack/aws/forwarder.py
@@ -175,6 +175,8 @@ def create_aws_request_context(
     # The endpoint URL is mandatory here, set a dummy if not given (doesn't _need_ to be localstack specific)
     if not endpoint_url:
         endpoint_url = "http://localhost.localstack.cloud"
+    # pre-process the request args (some params are modified using botocore event handlers)
+    parameters = client._emit_api_params(parameters, operation, request_context)
     request_dict = client._convert_to_request_dict(
         parameters, operation, endpoint_url, context=request_context
     )
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 498a344afc8d5..9c0e69cd466a8 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ runtime =
     awscrt>=0.13.14
     boto>=2.49.0
     boto3>=1.26.121
-    botocore>=1.29.121,<=1.29.121
+    botocore>=1.29.133
     cbor2>=5.2.0
     crontab>=0.22.6
     dnslib>=0.9.10
diff --git a/tests/unit/aws/test_service_router.py b/tests/unit/aws/test_service_router.py
index 45060555a1560..fe1378c9fbb91 100644
--- a/tests/unit/aws/test_service_router.py
+++ b/tests/unit/aws/test_service_router.py
@@ -172,6 +172,8 @@ def test_service_router_works_for_every_service(
     }
     request_args = _create_dummy_request_args(operation)
 
+    # pre-process the request args (some params are modified using botocore event handlers)
+    request_args = client._emit_api_params(request_args, operation, request_context)
     # The endpoint URL is mandatory here, just set a dummy (doesn't _need_ to be localstack specific)
     request_dict = client._convert_to_request_dict(
         request_args, operation, "http://localhost.localstack.cloud", request_context