try identical content match

Author: softwareengineerprogrammer

.bumpversion.cfg

@@ -18,8 +18,8 @@ values =
     rc
 
 [bumpversion:file:setup.py]
-search = (?<=version=')({current_version})(?=')
-replace = {new_version}
+search =     version='{current_version}',
+replace =     version='{new_version}',
 
 [bumpversion:file (badge):README.rst]
 search = /v{current_version}.svg
@@ -30,15 +30,15 @@ search = /v{current_version}...main
 replace = /v{new_version}...main
 
 [bumpversion:file:docs/conf.py]
-search = (?<=version = '){current_version}
-replace = {new_version}
+search = version = '{current_version}'
+replace = version = '{new_version}'
 
 [bumpversion:file:src/geophires_x/__init__.py]
-search = (?<=__version__ = '){current_version}
-replace = {new_version}
+search = __version__ = '{current_version}'
+replace = __version__ = '{new_version}'
 
 [bumpversion:file:.cookiecutterrc]
-search = (?<=version: ){current_version}
-replace = {new_version}
+search = version: {current_version}
+replace = version: {new_version}
 
 [bumpversion:part:release]