diff --git a/CHANGELOG.rst b/CHANGELOG.rst
index 6926218df..0314eb0f6 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.rst
+++ b/CHANGELOG.rst
@@ -6,6 +6,12 @@ dcicutils
 Change Log
 ----------
 
+8.15.0
+======
+* 2024-10-04 (dmichaels)
+* Added optional bucket argument to s3_utils.s3Utils.read_s3 (initially for Andy).
+
+
 8.14.3
 ======
 
diff --git a/dcicutils/s3_utils.py b/dcicutils/s3_utils.py
index c09cbec07..b204f74a6 100644
--- a/dcicutils/s3_utils.py
+++ b/dcicutils/s3_utils.py
@@ -328,8 +328,10 @@ def get_key(self, keyfile_name: str = 'access_key_admin'
             # maybe its not json after all
             return auth_text
 
-    def read_s3(self, filename: str):
-        response = self.s3.get_object(Bucket=self.outfile_bucket, Key=filename)
+    def read_s3(self, filename: str, bucket: Optional[str] = None):
+        if (not isinstance(bucket, str)) or (not bucket):
+            bucket = self.outfile_bucket
+        response = self.s3.get_object(Bucket=bucket, Key=filename)
         logger.info(str(response))
         return response['Body'].read()
 
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 3d1dd5044..24dc1c42f 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [tool.poetry]
 name = "dcicutils"
-version = "8.14.3"
+version = "8.15.0"
 description = "Utility package for interacting with the 4DN Data Portal and other 4DN resources"
 authors = ["4DN-DCIC Team <support@4dnucleome.org>"]
 license = "MIT"