diff --git a/release.toml b/release.toml
index 9ef76af..520689c 100644
--- a/release.toml
+++ b/release.toml
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 allow-branch = ["main"]
-pre-release-replacements = [{ file = "CHANGELOG.md", search = "## []", replace = "## [{{version}}]" }]
+pre-release-replacements = [{ file = "CHANGELOG.md", search = "## \\[\\]", replace = "## [{{version}}]" }]