diff --git a/.pick_status.json b/.pick_status.json
index e70649362dd..8da1196b85b 100644
--- a/.pick_status.json
+++ b/.pick_status.json
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@
         "description": "bin/gen_release_notes: fix regex raw string",
         "nominated": true,
         "nomination_type": 1,
-        "resolution": 0,
+        "resolution": 1,
         "main_sha": null,
         "because_sha": "ba6336ce3e6fa8f32c558fbaeefc4b5a5c4d3beb",
         "notes": null
diff --git a/bin/gen_release_notes.py b/bin/gen_release_notes.py
index 5520e55f17c..1ad60a30680 100755
--- a/bin/gen_release_notes.py
+++ b/bin/gen_release_notes.py
@@ -325,7 +325,7 @@ def update_release_notes_index(version: str) -> None:
             first_list = False
             new_relnotes.append(f'-  :doc:`{version} release notes <relnotes/{version}>`\n')
         if (not first_list and second_list and
-            re.match('   \d+.\d+(.\d+)? <relnotes/\d+.\d+(.\d+)?>', line)):
+            re.match(r'   \d+.\d+(.\d+)? <relnotes/\d+.\d+(.\d+)?>', line)):
             second_list = False
             new_relnotes.append(f'   {version} <relnotes/{version}>\n')
         new_relnotes.append(line)