diff --git a/src/ocrmypdf/_exec/unpaper.py b/src/ocrmypdf/_exec/unpaper.py
index 9c9c21ab..a5a92f4c 100644
--- a/src/ocrmypdf/_exec/unpaper.py
+++ b/src/ocrmypdf/_exec/unpaper.py
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ class UnpaperImageTooLargeError(Exception):
 
 
 def version() -> Version:
-    return Version(get_version('unpaper', regex=r'(?m).*(\d+(\.\d+)(\.\d+)?)'))
+    return Version(get_version('unpaper', regex=r'(?m).*?(\d+(\.\d+)(\.\d+)?)'))
 
 
 @contextmanager