diff --git a/buildozer.spec b/buildozer.spec
index 9fd8320..a25eb5b 100644
--- a/buildozer.spec
+++ b/buildozer.spec
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ source.exclude_exts = spec, setup.py, pyproject.toml
 # version =
 
 # (str) Application versioning (method 2)
-version.regex = VERSION = ['"]([0-9\.]{5,10})['"]
+version.regex = VERSION = ['"]([0-9.]{5,10})['"]
 version.filename = %(source.dir)s/blog2epub/common/globals.py
 
 # (list) Application requirements