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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001292814-25-004377
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	6-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		3
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20251231
FILED AS OF DATE:		20251223
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20251222

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

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		FORM TYPE:		6-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-34175
		FILM NUMBER:		251593754

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		ADDRESS IS A NON US LOCATION: 	YES
		STREET 1:		KR 13 36-24, BOGOTA
		CITY:			BOGOTA
		NON US STATE TERRITORY:  	BOGOTA
		PROVINCE COUNTRY:   	F8
		ZIP:			110311
		BUSINESS PHONE:		5712345000

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		ADDRESS IS A NON US LOCATION: 	YES
		STREET 1:		KR 13 36-24, BOGOTA
		CITY:			BOGOTA
		NON US STATE TERRITORY:  	BOGOTA
		PROVINCE COUNTRY:   	F8
		ZIP:			110311
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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, 2025</FONT></FONT></FONT></P>

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   <TD style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1pt solid; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><FONT><FONT face=times><FONT><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top">ECOPETROL S.A.</FONT></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">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 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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<P style="MARGIN: 0pt 0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family: times; font-size: 10pt">Date: December 12</FONT><FONT STYLE="font-family: times">,
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<P STYLE="font: 14pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; text-align: center"><IMG SRC="ec202512226k1_001.jpg" ALT=""><B>&nbsp;</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 14pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>Fitch Ratings Downgrades Ecopetrol&rsquo;s Global
Rating Following Sovereign Cut</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 11pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="color: windowtext">Ecopetrol S.A. (BVC:
ECOPETROL; NYSE: EC) (&ldquo;Ecopetrol&rdquo; or the &ldquo;Company&rdquo;) </FONT>announces that credit rating agency Fitch Ratings has
downgraded the Company&rsquo;s global rating from BB+ to BB with a Stable Outlook, in line with the adjustment made to Colombia&rsquo;s
sovereign rating on December 16, which was also lowered to BB with a Stable Outlook. This change reflects the strong link between Ecopetrol
and Colombia.</P>

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

<P STYLE="font: 11pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">The agency has maintained Ecopetrol&rsquo;s Standalone
Credit Profile (SACP) at &lsquo;bbb-&rsquo;, within investment grade, highlighting the Company&rsquo;s strategic importance as the country&rsquo;s
leading hydrocarbon producer.</P>

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

<P STYLE="font: 11pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">The full text from Fitch Ratings can be accessed at
the following link:</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">https://www.fitchratings.com/research/corporate-finance/fitch-downgrades-colombian-corporates-after-sovereign-downgrade-assigns-outlooks-22-12-2025</P>

<P STYLE="font: 11pt/105% Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0; text-align: right"><B>&nbsp;</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 11pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0; text-align: right"><B>Bogota D.C., December 22, 2025</B></P>

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

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

<P STYLE="font: 12pt/107% Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0 0 8pt"><B>For more information, please contact: </B></P>

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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


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