diff --git a/.github/workflows/issues-dependency-check.yml b/.github/workflows/issues-dependency-check.yml
index a741385..941aae4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/issues-dependency-check.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/issues-dependency-check.yml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ jobs:
         github-token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
         script: |
           // Updated regex to match multiple issue numbers
-          const issueRegex = /depends on #(\d+(?:\s+#\d+)*)/ig;
+          const issueRegex = /depends on #(\\d+(?:\\s+#\\d+)*)/ig;
 
           async function run() {
               const { context } = github;
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ jobs:
 
               // Find issues mentioned in the description
               while ((match = issueRegex.exec(description)) !== null) {
-                  const issues = match[1].split(/\s+#/);
+                  const issues = match[1].split(/\\s+#/);
                   for (const issueNumber of issues) {
                       const { data: issue } = await github.rest.issues.get({
                           owner: context.repo.owner,