diff --git a/renovate.json5 b/renovate.json5
index dc3a3c9..91672f7 100644
--- a/renovate.json5
+++ b/renovate.json5
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
   customManagers: [
     {
       customType: "regex",
-      fileMatch: ['\\.github/workflows/release.ya?ml'],
+      fileMatch: ['\\.github\\/workflows\\/release\\.ya?ml'],
       matchStrings: [
         // this is mostly a copy from https://docs.renovatebot.com/presets-customManagers/#custommanagersgithubactionsversions
         // and only changes the expected version prefix