diff --git a/dist/index.js b/dist/index.js
index b319687..06ae5d2 100644
--- a/dist/index.js
+++ b/dist/index.js
@@ -35913,7 +35913,7 @@ class GitCommandManager {
         else {
             args.push(globalConfig ? '--global' : '--local');
         }
-        args.push('--unset', configKey, configValue);
+        args.push('--unset', configKey, regexp_helper_escape(configValue));
         const output = await this.execGit(args, true);
         return output.exitCode === 0;
     }
diff --git a/src/git-command-manager.ts b/src/git-command-manager.ts
index 36cdb47..8431658 100644
--- a/src/git-command-manager.ts
+++ b/src/git-command-manager.ts
@@ -510,7 +510,7 @@ class GitCommandManager {
     } else {
       args.push(globalConfig ? '--global' : '--local')
     }
-    args.push('--unset', configKey, configValue)
+    args.push('--unset', configKey, regexpHelper.escape(configValue))
 
     const output = await this.execGit(args, true)
     return output.exitCode === 0