diff --git a/src/lib/component_information/generate_component_general.py b/src/lib/component_information/generate_component_general.py
index 35445f1b888b..3561cae46d8f 100755
--- a/src/lib/component_information/generate_component_general.py
+++ b/src/lib/component_information/generate_component_general.py
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 version_dir = ''
 if version_file is not None:
     for line in open(version_file, "r"):
-        version_search = re.search('PX4_GIT_TAG_OR_BRANCH_NAME\s+"(.+)"', line)
+        version_search = re.search(r'PX4_GIT_TAG_OR_BRANCH_NAME\s+"(.+)"', line)
         if version_search:
             version_dir = version_search.group(1)
             break