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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001292814-24-004548
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	6-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		3
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20241231
FILED AS OF DATE:		20241216
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20241216

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	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			ECOPETROL S.A.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001444406
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	CRUDE PETROLEUM & NATURAL GAS [1311]
		ORGANIZATION NAME:           	01 Energy & Transportation
		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:		241550129

	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">UNITED STATES</FONT></B></FONT></FONT></P>

<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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<P style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><FONT face=times><FONT><B><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER</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">PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16 UNDER</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">THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934</FONT></B></FONT></FONT></P>

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<P style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><FONT face=times><FONT><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">For the month of December, 2024</FONT></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 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/ Alfonso Camilo Barco</FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT></TD>

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<P STYLE="font: 14pt Arial,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>Ecopetrol announces changes in senior management and the appointment
of a legal representative</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 11pt/107% Arial,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 8pt; text-align: justify">Ecopetrol S.A. (BVC: ECOPETROL; NYSE: EC) (the &ldquo;Company&rdquo;)
announces that Germ&aacute;n Gonz&aacute;lez Reyes, who has been serving as Secretary General since September 29, 2023 (as announced on
that date) and Acting Director of Institutional Relations and Communications since June 28, 2024 (as announced on that date), will perform
his duties until January 17, 2025. Ecopetrol thanks Germ&aacute;n Gonz&aacute;lez for his seven years of service, his valuable management,
and the contributions made to Ecopetrol, and wishes him much success in his new professional endeavors.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 11pt/107% Arial,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 8pt; text-align: justify">Consequently, the Board of Directors made the following
appointments on December 13, 2024:</P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol">&middot;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">Cristina Toro Restrepo, current Corporate Legal Vice President,
as Acting Secretary General, effective as of January 18, 2025, until the position is permanently filled. Cristina is a lawyer from the
University of Caldas with a specialization in Energy Mining Law from the Externado University of Colombia, a specialist in Commercial
Law from the University of Caldas, and a specialist in Tax and Customs Legislation from the University of Caldas. She has 28 years of
experience and has served as Secretary General of EPM, Head of the Legal Advisory Office of the Bogot&aacute; Metro, Secretary General
of the Medell&iacute;n Metro, Manager of Labor Relations Management at EPM, Secretary General and Legal Vice President of the Bogot&aacute;
Energy Group, Secretary General of CHEC, and Legal Director of Aguas de Manizales. She is a member of Women in Connection, the Advisory
Board of the Community of Women and holds leadership positions in the Board of Directors of CESA.</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol">&middot;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">Rodolfo Garc&iacute;a Paredes, current Hydrocarbons Legal
Manager, as Acting Corporate Legal Vice President, effective as of January 18, 2025, until the position of Secretary General is permanently
filled. Rodolfo is a lawyer from the University of Rosario, with a specialization in Public Management and Institutions from the University
of Los Andes. He has been linked to the Corporate Legal Vice Presidency of Ecopetrol for more than 20 years, during which he has held
leadership positions, such as Legal Advisory Manager in Exploration, Legal Manager of New Businesses, Corporate and Hydrocarbons.</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol">&middot;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">Diana Marcela Jim&eacute;nez, current Regulatory Strategy
Manager, as Acting Director of Institutional Relations and Communications, effective as of January 18, 2025, until the position is permanently
filled. Diana is an Electrical Engineer and Business Administrator from the University of Los Andes with a specialization in Economics
from the Javeriana University of Colombia, a master's degree in Business Administration from the Pontifical Catholic University of Peru,
and a master's degree in Executive MBA Business Management from EADA Business School. She has 20 years of experience and has held executive
positions in Institutional Relations and Regulatory Affairs in companies such as Enel Colombia, Emgesa, and Codensa.</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>



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<P STYLE="font: 11pt/107% Arial,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 8pt; text-align: justify">Additionally, the Board of Directors appointed Jaime
Andr&eacute;s Garc&iacute;a, current Vice President of Administration and Services, as the main legal representative for the procurement
of goods and services.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 11pt Arial,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: right"><B>Bogota D.C., December 13, 2024</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 8pt/107% 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 19,000 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, 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.</I></P>

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