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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001292814-25-003118
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	6-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		3
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20250930
FILED AS OF DATE:		20250820
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20250819

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
		EIN:				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:		251233176

	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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<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="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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   <TD style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><FONT face=times><FONT><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top">(Address of principal executive offices)</FONT></FONT></FONT></TD></TR></TABLE></DIV>

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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">Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.</FONT></FONT></FONT></P>

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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">Indicate by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the information contained in this form is also thereby furnishing the information to the Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.</FONT></FONT></FONT></P>

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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/ Alfonso Camilo Barco</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">Alfonso Camilo Barco </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: August 19,
2025</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 18pt Arial,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><IMG SRC="ec202508196k_001.jpg" ALT=""><B>&nbsp;</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 18pt Arial,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>Decisions of the Board of Directors of Ecopetrol S.A.</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Arial,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">Ecopetrol S.A. (BVC: ECOPETROL; NYSE: EC) announces that during
the Board of Directors meeting held on August 19, 2025, Dr. Guillermo Garc&iacute;a Realpe voluntarily resigned from his role as Chairman
of the Board for personal reasons. However, he will continue to serve as a member of the Board and as Chair of the Compensation, Nomination,
and Culture Committee.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Arial,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Arial,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">Consequently, the Board of Directors elected Dr. M&oacute;nica
de Greiff Lindo as the new Chairwoman and Dr. Angela Mar&iacute;a Robledo G&oacute;mez as Vice Chairwoman of the Board, effective August
20, 2025.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Arial,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">Ecopetrol expresses its gratitude to Dr. Garc&iacute;a Realpe for
his leadership, commitment, and valuable contributions as Chairman of the Board, and extends its best wishes for success to Drs. De Greiff
and Robledo in their new roles.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt/105% Arial,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 11pt Arial,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: right"><B>Bogota D.C., August 19, 2025</B></P>

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

<P STYLE="font: 8pt Arial,sans-serif; margin: 0; 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 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 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. </I></P>

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

<P STYLE="font: 8pt Arial,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>&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Arial,sans-serif; margin: 0"><B>&nbsp;</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Arial,sans-serif; margin: 0"><B>&nbsp;</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Arial,sans-serif; margin: 0"><B>For more information, please contact: </B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Arial,sans-serif; margin: 0"><B>&nbsp;</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Arial,sans-serif; margin: 0"><B><I>Head of Capital Markets</I></B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Arial,sans-serif; margin: 0"><I>Carolina Tovar Arag&oacute;n</I></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Arial,sans-serif; margin: 0"><I>Email: investors@ecopetrol.com.co&nbsp;</I></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Arial,sans-serif; margin: 0"><B>&nbsp;</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Arial,sans-serif; margin: 0"><B>&nbsp;</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Arial,sans-serif; margin: 0"><B><I>Head of Corporate Communications (Colombia)&nbsp;&nbsp;</I></B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Arial,sans-serif; margin: 0"><I>Marcela Ulloa&nbsp;&nbsp;</I></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Arial,sans-serif; margin: 0"><I>Email: marcela.ulloa@ecopetrol.com.co&nbsp;</I></P>

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