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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001292814-23-002974
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	6-K
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CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20230930
FILED AS OF DATE:		20230710
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20230707

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			ECOPETROL S.A.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001444406
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	CRUDE PETROLEUM & NATURAL GAS [1311]
		IRS NUMBER:				000000000
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			F8
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

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		FORM TYPE:		6-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-34175
		FILM NUMBER:		231078030

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		CARRERA 7 NO 37-69
		CITY:			BOGOTA
		STATE:			F8
		ZIP:			00000
		BUSINESS PHONE:		5712345000

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		CARRERA 7 NO 37-69
		CITY:			BOGOTA
		STATE:			F8
		ZIP:			00000
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<P style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><FONT face=times><FONT><B><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</FONT></B></FONT></FONT><FONT face=times><FONT><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><BR></FONT></FONT></FONT><FONT face=times><FONT><B><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Washington, D.C. 20549</FONT></B></FONT></FONT></P>

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<P style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><FONT face=times><FONT><B><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">FORM 6-K</FONT></B></FONT></FONT></P>

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   <TD style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1pt solid; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><FONT face=times><FONT><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top">COLOMBIA</FONT></FONT></FONT></TD></TR>

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   <TD style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><FONT face=times><FONT><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top">Carrera 13 No. 36 &#8211; 24</FONT></FONT></FONT></TD></TR>

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   <TD style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1pt solid; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><FONT face=times><FONT><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top">BOGOTA D.C. &#8211; COLOMBIA</FONT></FONT></FONT></TD></TR>

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<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0pt 0px; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in"><FONT face=times><FONT><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.</FONT></FONT></FONT></P>

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   <TD colSpan=3 noWrap><FONT><FONT color=black face=times><FONT><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top">Ecopetrol S.A.</FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT></TD>

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   <TD style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1pt solid" colSpan=2 noWrap><FONT><FONT color=black face=times><FONT><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top">/s/ Jaime Caballero Uribe</FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT></TD>

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   <P style="MARGIN: 0pt 0px"><FONT face=times><FONT><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top">Jaime Caballero Uribe</FONT></FONT></FONT></P></TD>

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   <TD style="WHITE-SPACE: nowrap"><FONT><FONT color=black face=times><FONT><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top">Chief Financial Officer</FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT></TD>

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<P style="MARGIN: 0pt 0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family: times; font-size: 10pt">Date: July 7, 2023</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 15pt Arial,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>Ecopetrol S.A. announces prepayment of its Notes maturing in
September 2023.</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 11pt Arial,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">Ecopetrol S.A. (BVC: ECOPETROL; NYSE: EC, &quot;Ecopetrol&quot;
or the &quot;Company&quot;) informs the market that, as part of its comprehensive debt management strategy, it will redeem (make whole)
the remaining amount of its international notes maturing in September 2023, which were issued in 2013. The outstanding principal amount
of the notes is USD 821.5 million with a coupon rate of 5.875% (CUSIP: 279158 AC3 / ISIN: US279158AC30).</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 11pt Arial,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">The bonds will be redeemed on August 7, 2023 (the &ldquo;Redemption
Date&rdquo;), at an approximate redemption price of USD 1,000.18 per USD 1,000 principal amount outstanding, plus accrued and unpaid interest.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 11pt Arial,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 11pt Arial,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">The prepayment aligns with the objectives of the financial plan
and reaffirms Ecopetrol S.A.'s commitment to its refinancing strategy and investment plan for 2023.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 11pt Arial,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 11pt Arial,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">For further information, please refer to the press release at the
following link:</P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Calibri,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="color: Blue"><U>https://files.ecopetrol.com.co/web/eng/notice-redemption-june2023.pdf</U></FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 11pt Arial,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: right"><B>Bogota D.C., July 7, 2023</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 8pt Arial,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: white"><I>Ecopetrol is the largest company in
Colombia and one of the main integrated energy companies in the American continent, with more than 18,000 employees. In Colombia, it is
responsible for more than 60% of the hydrocarbon production of most transportation, logistics, and hydrocarbon refining systems, and it
holds leading positions in the petrochemicals and gas distribution segments. With the acquisition of 51.4% of ISA&rsquo;s shares, the
company participates in energy transmission, the management of real-time systems (XM), and the Barranquilla - Cartagena coastal highway
concession. At the international level, Ecopetrol has a stake in strategic basins in the American continent, with Drilling and Exploration
operations in the United States (Permian basin and the Gulf of Mexico), Brazil, and Mexico, and, through ISA and its subsidiaries, Ecopetrol
holds leading positions in the power transmission business in Brazil, Chile, Peru, and Bolivia, road concessions in Chile, and the telecommunications
sector. This press release contains business prospect statements, operating and financial result estimates, and statements related to
Ecopetrol's growth prospects. These are all projections and, as such, they are based solely on the expectations of the managers regarding
the future of the company and their continued access to capital to finance the company's business plan. The realization of said estimates
in the future depends on the behavior of market conditions, regulations, competition, and the performance of the Colombian economy and
the industry, among other factors, and are consequently subject to change without prior notice.</I></P>

<P STYLE="font: 8pt Arial,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: white"><I>&nbsp;</I></P>

<P STYLE="font: 8pt Arial,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: white"><I>This release contains statements that
may be considered forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section
21E of the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. All forward-looking statements, whether made in this release or in future
filings or press releases, or orally, address matters that involve risks and uncertainties, including in respect of the Company&rsquo;s
prospects for growth and its ongoing access to capital to fund the Company&rsquo;s business plan, among others. Consequently, changes
in the following factors, among others, could cause actual results to differ materially from those included in the forward-looking statements:
market prices of oil &amp; gas, our exploration, and production activities, market conditions, applicable regulations, the exchange rate,
the Company&rsquo;s competitiveness and the performance of Colombia&rsquo;s economy and industry, to mention a few. We do not intend and
do not assume any obligation to update these forward-looking statements.</I></P>

<P STYLE="font: 8pt Arial,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: white"><I>&nbsp;</I></P>

<P STYLE="font: 11pt Arial,sans-serif; margin: 0"><B>For more information, please contact: </B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 11pt Arial,sans-serif; margin: 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 11pt Arial,sans-serif; margin: 0"><B>Head of Capital Markets (a)</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 11pt Arial,sans-serif; margin: 0">Diego Nicol&aacute;s Lopez Reina</P>

<P STYLE="font: 11pt Arial,sans-serif; margin: 0">Email: <FONT STYLE="color: Blue"><U>investors@ecopetrol.com.co</U></FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 11pt Arial,sans-serif; margin: 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 11pt Arial,sans-serif; margin: 0"><B>Head of Corporate Communications</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 11pt Arial,sans-serif; margin: 0">Juan Guillermo Londo&ntilde;o</P>

<P STYLE="font: 11pt Arial,sans-serif; margin: 0">Email: <FONT STYLE="color: Blue"><U>juan.londono@ecopetrol.com.co</U></FONT></P>


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