diff --git a/spread3/lilac.yaml b/spread3/lilac.yaml
index b5e74b566e..654d8a3b87 100644
--- a/spread3/lilac.yaml
+++ b/spread3/lilac.yaml
@@ -6,5 +6,5 @@ update_on:
   - source: regex
     url: https://rega.kuleuven.be/cev/ecv/software/spread3_files/
     regex: href="https://rega\.kuleuven\.be/cev/ecv/software/spread3_files/spread3-v(\d+-\d+-\d)\.jar"
-    from_pattern: "\d+-\d+-\d"
-    to_pattern: "\d+.\d+.\d"
+    from_pattern: \d+-\d+-\d
+    to_pattern: \d+.\d+.\d