diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/dev-cmd/audit.rb b/Library/Homebrew/dev-cmd/audit.rb
index 1dd1d1f4033fa..76bd119b5a93b 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/dev-cmd/audit.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/dev-cmd/audit.rb
@@ -712,6 +712,11 @@ def get_repo_data(regex)
       "vbindiff"        => "3.0_beta",
     }.freeze
 
+    # used for formulae that are unstable but need CI run without being in homebrew/core
+    UNSTABLE_DEVEL_ALLOWLIST = {
+      "python@3.9" => "3.9.0rc",
+    }.freeze
+
     GNOME_DEVEL_ALLOWLIST = {
       "libart"              => "2.3",
       "gtk-mac-integration" => "2.1",
@@ -784,6 +789,7 @@ def audit_specs
         matched = Regexp.last_match(1)
         version_prefix = stable_version_string.sub(/\d+$/, "")
         return if UNSTABLE_ALLOWLIST[formula.name] == version_prefix
+        return if UNSTABLE_DEVEL_ALLOWLIST[formula.name] == version_prefix
 
         problem "Stable version URLs should not contain #{matched}"
       when %r{download\.gnome\.org/sources}, %r{ftp\.gnome\.org/pub/GNOME/sources}i