diff --git a/get-shit-done/bin/lib/state.cjs b/get-shit-done/bin/lib/state.cjs
index 2916af9d5..915f51c45 100644
--- a/get-shit-done/bin/lib/state.cjs
+++ b/get-shit-done/bin/lib/state.cjs
@@ -151,7 +151,8 @@ function cmdStateUpdate(cwd, field, value) {
 // ─── State Progression Engine ────────────────────────────────────────────────
 
 function stateExtractField(content, fieldName) {
-  const pattern = new RegExp(`\\*\\*${fieldName}:\\*\\*\\s*(.+)`, 'i');
+  const escaped = fieldName.replace(/[.*+?^${}()|[\]\\]/g, '\\$&');
+  const pattern = new RegExp(`\\*\\*${escaped}:\\*\\*\\s*(.+)`, 'i');
   const match = content.match(pattern);
   return match ? match[1].trim() : null;
 }