diff --git a/tests/cmdline/repl_basic.py.exp b/tests/cmdline/repl_basic.py.exp
index 9783bff623593ee6e05ffa9c88d6c80d7a91de35..04887f44d9ee203521a23f96c7c3781ecc38d4fc 100644
--- a/tests/cmdline/repl_basic.py.exp
+++ b/tests/cmdline/repl_basic.py.exp
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-Micro Python v\.\+ version
+Micro Python \.\+ version
 >>> # basic REPL tests
 >>> print(1)
 1