diff --git a/ci/release/update-version.sh b/ci/release/update-version.sh
index e36b9370..f096a281 100755
--- a/ci/release/update-version.sh
+++ b/ci/release/update-version.sh
@@ -53,10 +53,10 @@ DEPENDENCIES=(
 )
 for DEP in "${DEPENDENCIES[@]}"; do
   for FILE in dependencies.yaml conda/environments/*.yaml ci/utils/external_dependencies.yaml; do
-    sed_runner "/-.* ${DEP}==/ s/==.*/==${NEXT_SHORT_TAG_PEP440}.*/g" ${FILE}
+    sed_runner "/-.* ${DEP}\(-cu[[:digit:]]\{2\}\)\{0,1\}==/ s/==.*/==${NEXT_SHORT_TAG_PEP440}.*/g" "${FILE}"
   done
   for FILE in python/pyproject.toml; do
-    sed_runner "/\"${DEP}==/ s/==.*\"/==${NEXT_SHORT_TAG_PEP440}.*\"/g" ${FILE}
+    sed_runner "/\"${DEP}\(-cu[[:digit:]]\{2\}\)\{0,1\}==/ s/==.*\"/==${NEXT_SHORT_TAG_PEP440}.*\"/g" "${FILE}"
   done
 done