diff --git a/ci/release/update-version.sh b/ci/release/update-version.sh
index 585c9d7697..6808a8145e 100755
--- a/ci/release/update-version.sh
+++ b/ci/release/update-version.sh
@@ -17,11 +17,10 @@ CURRENT_MINOR=$(echo $CURRENT_TAG | awk '{split($0, a, "."); print a[2]}')
 CURRENT_PATCH=$(echo $CURRENT_TAG | awk '{split($0, a, "."); print a[3]}')
 CURRENT_SHORT_TAG=${CURRENT_MAJOR}.${CURRENT_MINOR}
 
-#Get <major>.<minor> for next version
+# Get <major>.<minor> for next version
 NEXT_MAJOR=$(echo $NEXT_FULL_TAG | awk '{split($0, a, "."); print a[1]}')
 NEXT_MINOR=$(echo $NEXT_FULL_TAG | awk '{split($0, a, "."); print a[2]}')
 NEXT_SHORT_TAG=${NEXT_MAJOR}.${NEXT_MINOR}
-NEXT_UCX_PY_VERSION="$(curl -sL https://version.gpuci.io/rapids/${NEXT_SHORT_TAG}).*"
 
 # Need to distutils-normalize the original version
 NEXT_SHORT_TAG_PEP440=$(python -c "from setuptools.extern import packaging; print(packaging.version.Version('${NEXT_SHORT_TAG}'))")
@@ -44,7 +43,7 @@ for DEP in "${DEPENDENCIES[@]}"; do
     sed_runner "/-.* ${DEP}\(-cu[[:digit:]]\{2\}\)\{0,1\}==/ s/==.*/==${NEXT_SHORT_TAG_PEP440}.*,>=0.0.0a0/g" "${FILE}"
   done
   for FILE in python/*/pyproject.toml; do
-    sed_runner "/\"${DEP}==/ s/==.*\"/==${NEXT_SHORT_TAG_PEP440}.*,>=0.0.0a0\"/g" ${FILE}
+    sed_runner "/\"${DEP}==/ s/==.*\"/==${NEXT_SHORT_TAG_PEP440}.*,>=0.0.0a0\"/g" "${FILE}"
   done
 done