diff --git a/tools/finish_release.py b/tools/finish_release.py
index 958d7672b..56b92d2a1 100755
--- a/tools/finish_release.py
+++ b/tools/finish_release.py
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ def get_snap_revisions(snap, channel, version):
     print('Getting revision numbers for', snap, version)
     cmd = ['snapcraft', 'status', snap]
     process = subprocess.run(cmd, check=True, stdout=subprocess.PIPE, universal_newlines=True)
-    pattern = f'^\s+{channel}\s+{version}\s+(\d+)\s*'
+    pattern = f'^\\s+{channel}\\s+{version}\\s+(\\d+)\\s*'
     revisions = re.findall(pattern, process.stdout, re.MULTILINE)
     assert len(revisions) == SNAP_ARCH_COUNT, f'Unexpected number of snaps found for {channel} {snap} {version} (expected {SNAP_ARCH_COUNT}, found {len(revisions)})'
     return revisions