diff --git a/.bumpversion.cfg b/.bumpversion.cfg
index bb1cc2c..a7b2a8e 100644
--- a/.bumpversion.cfg
+++ b/.bumpversion.cfg
@@ -4,9 +4,9 @@ commit = True
 tag = True
 
 [bumpversion:file:app/version.py]
-search = __version__ = "(?P<current_version>v\d+\.\d+\.\d+)"
+search = ^__version__\s*=\s*"(?P<current_version>v\d+\.\d+\.\d+)"$
 replace = __version__ = "{new_version}"
 
 [bumpversion:file:version.py]
-search = __version__ = "(?P<current_version>v\d+\.\d+\.\d+)"
+search = ^__version__\s*=\s*"(?P<current_version>v\d+\.\d+\.\d+)"$
 replace = __version__ = "{new_version}"
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