diff --git a/parso/__init__.py b/parso/__init__.py
index 3217892..4e0f2d0 100644
--- a/parso/__init__.py
+++ b/parso/__init__.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-"""
+r"""
 Parso is a Python parser that supports error recovery and round-trip parsing
 for different Python versions (in multiple Python versions). Parso is also able
 to list multiple syntax errors in your python file.