diff --git a/lib/ansible/plugins/test/regex.yml b/lib/ansible/plugins/test/regex.yml
index 98f512cf3d5..172b0036341 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/plugins/test/regex.yml
+++ b/lib/ansible/plugins/test/regex.yml
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ DOCUMENTATION:
       choices: [match, search, fullmatch]
       default: search
 
-EXAMPLES:
+EXAMPLES: |
   - name: check if string matches regex
     assert:
       that: