diff --git a/ci/release/update-version.sh b/ci/release/update-version.sh
index 6e6f7054c1..e1c186fee4 100755
--- a/ci/release/update-version.sh
+++ b/ci/release/update-version.sh
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ DEPENDENCIES=(
   rmm-cu11
   rmm-cu12
   rapids-dask-dependency
-  # ucx-py is handled separately below
+  # ucx-py and ucxx are handled separately below
 )
 for FILE in dependencies.yaml conda/environments/*.yaml; do
   for DEP in "${DEPENDENCIES[@]}"; do
@@ -75,6 +75,8 @@ for FILE in dependencies.yaml conda/environments/*.yaml; do
   sed_runner "/-.* ucx-py-cu12==/ s/==.*/==${NEXT_UCX_PY_SHORT_TAG_PEP440}\.*/g" ${FILE};
   sed_runner "/-.* libucxx==/ s/==.*/==${NEXT_UCX_PY_SHORT_TAG_PEP440}\.*/g" ${FILE};
   sed_runner "/-.* distributed-ucxx==/ s/==.*/==${NEXT_UCX_PY_SHORT_TAG_PEP440}\.*/g" ${FILE};
+  sed_runner "/-.* distributed-ucxx-cu11==/ s/==.*/==${NEXT_UCX_PY_SHORT_TAG_PEP440}\.*/g" ${FILE};
+  sed_runner "/-.* distributed-ucxx-cu12==/ s/==.*/==${NEXT_UCX_PY_SHORT_TAG_PEP440}\.*/g" ${FILE};
 done
 for FILE in python/*/pyproject.toml; do
   for DEP in "${DEPENDENCIES[@]}"; do