diff --git a/lib/all-versions.js b/lib/all-versions.js
index 4f9ee836c0..2a5db4943b 100644
--- a/lib/all-versions.js
+++ b/lib/all-versions.js
@@ -49,8 +49,8 @@ const plans = [
     hasNumberedReleases: false,
     openApiBaseName: 'github.ae',
     miscBaseName: 'ghae',
-    allowedFrontmatterPattern: /^issue-\d+?(-and-\d+?)?|next$/,
-    allowedInlinePattern: /^ghae-(issue-\d+?(-and-\d+?)?|next)$/,
+    allowedFrontmatterPattern: '^issue-\\d+?(-and-\\d+?)?|next$',
+    allowedInlinePattern: '^ghae-(issue-\\d+?(-and-\\d+?)?|next)$',
   },
 ]
 
diff --git a/lib/frontmatter.js b/lib/frontmatter.js
index 7b17312ec9..3c749810b9 100644
--- a/lib/frontmatter.js
+++ b/lib/frontmatter.js
@@ -265,9 +265,7 @@ function getValidProps(versionObj) {
 
   // If a version has an exception pattern, both '*' and the exception pattern are valid.
   if (versionObj.allowedFrontmatterPattern) {
-    valid.pattern = new RegExp(
-      `${asteriskPattern.source}|${versionObj.allowedFrontmatterPattern.source}`
-    )
+    valid.pattern = new RegExp(`${asteriskPattern.source}|${versionObj.allowedFrontmatterPattern}`)
     valid.message = `Must have a value of '*' or ${versionObj.allowedFrontmatterPattern}`
   }
 
diff --git a/tests/linting/lint-versioning.js b/tests/linting/lint-versioning.js
index 898c5a9fc4..33fcea6408 100644
--- a/tests/linting/lint-versioning.js
+++ b/tests/linting/lint-versioning.js
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ describe('lint Liquid versioning', () => {
 function validateVersion(version) {
   const isSupported = allowedVersionNames.includes(version)
   const isException = Object.values(allVersions).some(
-    (v) => v.allowedInlinePattern && v.allowedInlinePattern.test(version)
+    (v) => v.allowedInlinePattern && new RegExp(v.allowedInlinePattern).test(version)
   )
   const isValid = isSupported || isException