diff --git a/ci/release/update-version.sh b/ci/release/update-version.sh
index 34783a414bd..8fad4e08c56 100755
--- a/ci/release/update-version.sh
+++ b/ci/release/update-version.sh
@@ -37,6 +37,9 @@ sed_runner 's/'"VERSION ${CURRENT_SHORT_TAG}.*"'/'"VERSION ${NEXT_FULL_TAG}"'/g'
 # Python update
 sed_runner 's/'"cudf_version .*)"'/'"cudf_version ${NEXT_FULL_TAG})"'/g' python/cudf/CMakeLists.txt
 
+# Strings UDF update
+sed_runner 's/'"strings_udf_version .*)"'/'"strings_udf_version ${NEXT_FULL_TAG})"'/g' python/strings_udf/CMakeLists.txt
+
 # cpp libcudf_kafka update
 sed_runner 's/'"VERSION ${CURRENT_SHORT_TAG}.*"'/'"VERSION ${NEXT_FULL_TAG}"'/g' cpp/libcudf_kafka/CMakeLists.txt