diff --git a/python/console/console_sci.py b/python/console/console_sci.py
index db9eca795dd..5270cbce6dd 100644
--- a/python/console/console_sci.py
+++ b/python/console/console_sci.py
@@ -619,7 +619,7 @@ class ShellScintilla(QsciScintilla, code.InteractiveInterpreter):
         self.writeCMD(cmd)
         import webbrowser
         self.updateHistory(cmd)
-        version = 'master' if 'master' in Qgis.QGIS_VERSION.lower() else re.findall('^\d.[0-9]*', Qgis.QGIS_VERSION)[0]
+        version = 'master' if 'master' in Qgis.QGIS_VERSION.lower() else re.findall(r'^\d.[0-9]*', Qgis.QGIS_VERSION)[0]
         if cmd in ('_pyqgis', '_api', '_cookbook'):
             if cmd == '_pyqgis':
                 webbrowser.open("https://qgis.org/pyqgis/{}".format(version))