diff --git a/ci/release/update-version.sh b/ci/release/update-version.sh
index 2dfa90bcff..3edcd6939c 100755
--- a/ci/release/update-version.sh
+++ b/ci/release/update-version.sh
@@ -78,5 +78,5 @@ sed_runner "s/RAPIDS_VERSION_NUMBER=\".*/RAPIDS_VERSION_NUMBER=\"${NEXT_SHORT_TA
 # .devcontainer files
 find .devcontainer/ -type f -name devcontainer.json -print0 | while IFS= read -r -d '' filename; do
     sed_runner "s@rapidsai/devcontainers:[0-9.]*@rapidsai/devcontainers:${NEXT_FULL_TAG}@g" "${filename}"
-    sed_runner "s@rapidsai/devcontainers/features/rapids-build-utils:[0-9.]*@rapidsai/devcontainers/features/rapids-build-utils:${NEXT_SHORT_TAG_PEP440}@"
+    sed_runner "s@rapidsai/devcontainers/features/rapids-build-utils:[0-9.]*@rapidsai/devcontainers/features/rapids-build-utils:${NEXT_SHORT_TAG_PEP440}@" "${filename}"
 done