diff --git a/dev/release/verify-release-candidate-wheels.bat b/dev/release/verify-release-candidate-wheels.bat
index 5bcefe80d6059..322e0cb56e1c2 100644
--- a/dev/release/verify-release-candidate-wheels.bat
+++ b/dev/release/verify-release-candidate-wheels.bat
@@ -65,6 +65,12 @@ if errorlevel 1 GOTO error
 CALL :verify_wheel 3.8
 if errorlevel 1 GOTO error
 
+CALL :verify_wheel 3.9
+if errorlevel 1 GOTO error
+
+CALL :verify_wheel 3.10
+if errorlevel 1 GOTO error
+
 :done
 cd %_CURRENT_DIR%
 
diff --git a/dev/release/verify-release-candidate.sh b/dev/release/verify-release-candidate.sh
index d2d299a3e2c10..0222fafcdce70 100755
--- a/dev/release/verify-release-candidate.sh
+++ b/dev/release/verify-release-candidate.sh
@@ -599,12 +599,17 @@ test_linux_wheels() {
     local arch="x86_64"
   fi
 
-  local py_arches="3.6m 3.7m 3.8 3.9"
+  local py_arches="3.6m 3.7m 3.8 3.9 3.10"
   local platform_tags="manylinux_2_12_${arch}.manylinux2010_${arch} manylinux_2_17_${arch}.manylinux2014_${arch}"
 
   for py_arch in ${py_arches}; do
     local env=_verify_wheel-${py_arch}
-    conda create -yq -n ${env} python=${py_arch//[mu]/}
+    if [ $py_arch = "3.10" ]; then
+      local channels="-c conda-forge -c defaults"
+    else
+      local channels="-c conda-forge"
+    fi
+    conda create -yq -n ${env} ${channels} python=${py_arch//[mu]/}
     conda activate ${env}
     pip install -U pip
 
@@ -619,7 +624,7 @@ test_linux_wheels() {
 }
 
 test_macos_wheels() {
-  local py_arches="3.6m 3.7m 3.8 3.9"
+  local py_arches="3.6m 3.7m 3.8 3.9 3.10"
   local macos_version=$(sw_vers -productVersion)
   local macos_short_version=${macos_version:0:5}
 
@@ -632,14 +637,19 @@ test_macos_wheels() {
   fi
   # apple silicon processor
   if [ "$(uname -m)" = "arm64" ]; then
-    local py_arches="3.8 3.9"
+    local py_arches="3.8 3.9 3.10"
     local check_flight=OFF
   fi
 
   # verify arch-native wheels inside an arch-native conda environment
   for py_arch in ${py_arches}; do
     local env=_verify_wheel-${py_arch}
-    conda create -yq -n ${env} python=${py_arch//m/}
+    if [ $py_arch = "3.10" ]; then
+      local channels="-c conda-forge -c defaults"
+    else
+      local channels="-c conda-forge"
+    fi
+    conda create -yq -n ${env} ${channels} python=${py_arch//m/}
     conda activate ${env}
     pip install -U pip