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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001292814-25-000124
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	6-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		3
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20250331
FILED AS OF DATE:		20250116
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20250115

FILER:

	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

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		6-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-34175
		FILM NUMBER:		25534146

	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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   <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="MARGIN: 0pt 0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family: times; font-size: 10pt">Date: January 15</FONT><FONT STYLE="font-family: times">,
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<P STYLE="font: 12pt/115% Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0 0 10pt; text-align: center"><B>Ecopetrol announces changes in senior
management </B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9.5pt/115% Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0 0 10pt; text-align: justify">Ecopetrol S.A. (BVC: ECOPETROL; NYSE:
EC) (&ldquo;Ecopetrol&rdquo; or the &ldquo;Company&rdquo;, and Ecopetrol and its subsidiaries, the &ldquo;Ecopetrol Group&rdquo;) informs
that the following changes will be made in its senior management:</P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol">&#183;</FONT></TD><TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9.5pt; line-height: 115%">Walter Fabi&aacute;n Canova, who has
been serving as Vice President of Refining and Industrial Processes, will perform his duties until January 15, 2025 and will terminate
his employment contract by mutual agreement, after working at the Company for more than seven years.</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol">&#183;</FONT></TD><TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9.5pt; line-height: 115%">Felipe Trujillo L&oacute;pez, current
Vice President of Commercial and Marketing, will serve as Vice President of Refining and Industrial Processes until a permanent appointment
is made.</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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<P STYLE="font: 9.5pt/115% Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0 0 0 0.5in; text-align: justify">Felipe is an Industrial Engineer from
the Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, a Specialist in Strategic Marketing from CESA and holds a Master's Degree in Business Administration
from the University of Los Andes. He has 25 years of experience in commercial and marketing positions, of which 20 years have been in
the oil and gas industry in the areas of marketing, commercialization, evaluation and structuring of new businesses.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 9.5pt/115% Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0 0 0 0.5in; text-align: justify">He has held different positions in
Ecopetrol, including Commercial and Marketing Vice President, National Marketing Manager, Petrochemicals and Industrials Manager, New
Business Manager, Gas Manager and Products and Petrochemicals Manager. In this last role, he was in charge of the marketing and trading
of the fuels and petrochemicals and industrial products that Ecopetrol produces in its refineries and that it commercializes in the national
and international markets.</P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol">&#183;</FONT></TD><TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9.5pt; line-height: 115%">Julio C&eacute;sar Herrera will serve
as Vice President of Commercial and Marketing in charge as of January 15, 2025 and until a permanent appointment is made.</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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<P STYLE="font: 9.5pt/115% Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0 0 0 0.5in; text-align: justify">Julio has more than 30 years of experience
in the oil and gas industry as a leader of transformation and growth strategies. He holds an accounting degree from Javeriana University,
has studied marketing and sales at the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University in Chicago, and finance at the Wharton
School of the University of Pennsylvania. In his different roles at ExxonMobile, BP and Ecopetrol, he has participated in various international
businesses in the Americas and the Caribbean, as well as in Europe, Africa, the Middle East and Australia. In recent years, he has focused
in the marketing of crude oil and products in the Americas as General Manager of Ecopetrol US Trading.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 9.5pt/115% Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0 0 10pt; text-align: justify">Ecopetrol express its gratitude to Walter
Fabi&aacute;n Canova for his years of service, his valuable management, the contributions made to the Ecopetrol Group, and wishes him
much success in his new professional affairs.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 9.5pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0; text-align: right"><B>Bogota D.C., January 15, 2024</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 8pt/115% Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0 0 10pt; text-align: justify"><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, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"><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>

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<P STYLE="font: 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0"><B>Head of Capital Markets&nbsp;</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0"><B>Carolina Tovar Arag&oacute;n&nbsp;</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0"><B>Email: investors@ecopetrol.com.co&nbsp;</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0"><B>Head of Corporate Communications (Colombia)&nbsp;&nbsp;</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0"><B>Marcela Ulloa&nbsp;&nbsp;</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0"><B>Email: marcela.ulloa@ecopetrol.com.co&nbsp;</B></P>

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