diff --git a/python37.rpmlintrc b/python37.rpmlintrc
index 520a12d..aae9e54 100644
--- a/python37.rpmlintrc
+++ b/python37.rpmlintrc
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ addFilter(r'crypto-policy-non-compliance-openssl')
 
 
 # TESTS:
-addFilter(r'(zero-length|pem-certificate|uncompressed-zip) /usr/lib(64)?/python3.\d/test')
+addFilter(r'(zero-length|pem-certificate|uncompressed-zip) /usr/lib(64)?/python3\.\d+/test')
 
 
 # OTHER DELIBERATES:
@@ -13,30 +13,30 @@ addFilter(r'missing-call-to-chdir-with-chroot')
 
 # intentionally unversioned and selfobsoleted
 addFilter(r'unversioned-explicit-obsoletes python')
-addFilter(r'self-obsoletion python3\d obsoletes python3\d')
+addFilter(r'self-obsoletion python3\d+ obsoletes python3\d+')
 
 # intentionally hardcoded
 addFilter(r'hardcoded-library-path in %{_prefix}/lib/(debug/%{_libdir}|python%{pybasever})')
 
 # intentional for our pythonXY package
-addFilter(r'python3\d\.[^:]+: (E|W): devel-file-in-non-devel-package')
+addFilter(r'python3\d+\.[^:]+: (E|W): devel-file-in-non-devel-package')
 
 # we have non binary stuff, python files
 addFilter(r'only-non-binary-in-usr-lib')
 
 # some devel files that are deliberately needed
-addFilter(r'devel-file-in-non-devel-package /usr/include/python3\.\dm?/pyconfig-(32|64)\.h')
-addFilter(r'devel-file-in-non-devel-package /usr/lib(64)?/python3\.\d/distutils/tests/xxmodule\.c')
+addFilter(r'devel-file-in-non-devel-package /usr/include/python3\.\d+m?/pyconfig-(32|64)\.h')
+addFilter(r'devel-file-in-non-devel-package /usr/lib(64)?/python3\.\d+/distutils/tests/xxmodule\.c')
 
 
 # SORRY, NOT SORRY:
 # manual pages
 addFilter(r'no-manual-page-for-binary (idle|pydoc|pyvenv|2to3|python3?-debug|pathfix|msgfmt|pygettext)')
 addFilter(r'no-manual-page-for-binary python3?.*-config$')
-addFilter(r'no-manual-page-for-binary python3.\dd?m?$')
+addFilter(r'no-manual-page-for-binary python3\.\d+d?m?$')
 
 # missing documentation from subpackages
-addFilter(r'^python3\d?-(debug|tkinter|test|idle)\.[^:]+: (E|W): no-documentation')
+addFilter(r'^python3\d*-(debug|tkinter|test|idle)\.[^:]+: (E|W): no-documentation')
 
 # platform python is obsoleted, but not provided
 addFilter(r'obsolete-not-provided platform-python')
@@ -53,20 +53,20 @@ addFilter(r'python-bytecode-wrong-magic-value .* expected 33\d\d \(3\.7\), found
 addFilter(r'python-bytecode-inconsistent-mtime .* 1970')
 
 # debugsource
-addFilter(r'^python3\d?-debugsource\.[^:]+: (E|W): no-documentation')
+addFilter(r'^python3\d*-debugsource\.[^:]+: (E|W): no-documentation')
 
 # debuginfo
-addFilter(r'^python3\d?-debuginfo\.[^:]+: (E|W): useless-provides debuginfo\(build-id\)')
+addFilter(r'^python3\d*-debuginfo\.[^:]+: (E|W): useless-provides debuginfo\(build-id\)')
 
 # this is OK for F28+
 addFilter(r'library-without-ldconfig-post')
 
 # debug package contains devel and non-devel files
-addFilter(r'python3\d?-debug\.[^:]+: (E|W): (non-)?devel-file-in-(non-)?devel-package')
+addFilter(r'python3\d*-debug\.[^:]+: (E|W): (non-)?devel-file-in-(non-)?devel-package')
 
 # this goes to other subpackage, hence not actually dangling, the read error is bogus
-addFilter(r'dangling-relative-symlink /usr/lib(64)?/pkgconfig/python-3\.\ddm?(-embed)?\.pc python-3\.\d(-embed)?\.pc')
-addFilter(r'read-error /usr/lib(64)?/pkgconfig/python-3\.\ddm?(-embed)?\.pc \[Errno 2\]')
+addFilter(r'dangling-relative-symlink /usr/lib(64)?/pkgconfig/python-3\.\d+dm?(-embed)?\.pc python-3\.\d+(-embed)?\.pc')
+addFilter(r'read-error /usr/lib(64)?/pkgconfig/python-3\.\d+dm?(-embed)?\.pc \[Errno 2\]')
 
 # the python-unversioned-command package contains dangling symlinks by design
 addFilter(r'^python-unversioned-command\.[^:]+: (E|W): dangling-relative-symlink '