diff --git a/installer/updateLatestVersion.py b/installer/updateLatestVersion.py
index 4f566720..f8d02a0f 100644
--- a/installer/updateLatestVersion.py
+++ b/installer/updateLatestVersion.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import sys, re
 
-versionRegex = re.compile('^\s*Latest Version: ([0-9]+\.){3}[0-9]+\s*')
+versionRegex = re.compile('^\\s*Latest Version: ([0-9]+\.){3}[0-9]+\\s*')
 header = open(sys.argv[1], "r")
 result = ''
 for line in header: