diff --git a/ace-maven-plugin/src/main/java/ibm/maven/plugins/ace/mojos/ValidateConfigurablePropertiesMojo.java b/ace-maven-plugin/src/main/java/ibm/maven/plugins/ace/mojos/ValidateConfigurablePropertiesMojo.java
index d55a530..62ef458 100644
--- a/ace-maven-plugin/src/main/java/ibm/maven/plugins/ace/mojos/ValidateConfigurablePropertiesMojo.java
+++ b/ace-maven-plugin/src/main/java/ibm/maven/plugins/ace/mojos/ValidateConfigurablePropertiesMojo.java
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ private void executeApplyBarOverrides() throws MojoFailureException, MojoExecuti
                 
                 // Updated by Anand Awasthi
                 String outputBarFile = new File(barName.getParent(), propFile.getName().replaceAll("properties$", "bar")).toString();
-                outputBarFile = outputBarFile.replaceAll(".bar", "_"+versionString+".bar");
+                outputBarFile = outputBarFile.replaceAll("\\.bar", "_"+versionString+".bar");
                 params.add(outputBarFile);
 
                 // (Optional) The path to one of the following resources: