[Python] dateparser throws regex._regex_core.error

I am trying to run a very basic script:

import dateparser

dateparser.parse('12/12/12')


but I keep getting the same error

Traceback (most recent call last):
File ".../app/test.py", line 3, in <module>
dateparser.parse('12/12/12')
File ".../lib/python3.9/site-packages/dateparser/conf.py", line 92, in wrapper
return f(*args, **kwargs)
File ".../lib/python3.9/site-packages/dateparser/__init__.py", line 61, in parse
data = parser.get_date_data(date_string, date_formats)
File ".../lib/python3.9/site-packages/dateparser/date.py", line 428, in get_date_data
parsed_date = _DateLocaleParser.parse(
File ".../lib/python3.9/site-packages/dateparser/date.py", line 178, in parse
return instance._parse()
File ".../lib/python3.9/site-packages/dateparser/date.py", line 182, in _parse
date_data = self._parsers[parser_name]()
File ".../lib/python3.9/site-packages/dateparser/date.py", line 196, in _try_freshness_parser
return freshness_date_parser.get_date_data(self._get_translated_date(), self._settings)
File ".../lib/python3.9/site-packages/dateparser/date.py", line 234, in _get_translated_date
self._translated_date = self.locale.translate(
File ".../lib/python3.9/site-packages/dateparser/languages/locale.py", line 131, in translate
relative_translations = self._get_relative_translations(settings=settings)
File ".../lib/python3.9/site-packages/dateparser/languages/locale.py", line 158, in _get_relative_translations
self._generate_relative_translations(normalize=True))
File ".../lib/python3.9/site-packages/dateparser/languages/locale.py", line 172, in _generate_relative_translations
pattern = DIGIT_GROUP_PATTERN.sub(r'?P<n>\d+', pattern)
File ".../lib/python3.9/site-packages/regex/regex.py", line 700, in _compile_replacement_helper
is_group, items = _compile_replacement(source, pattern, is_unicode)
File ".../lib/python3.9/site-packages/regex/_regex_core.py", line 1736, in _compile_replacement
raise error("bad escape \\%s" % ch, source.string, source.pos)
regex._regex_core.error: bad escape \d at position 7


Could it be a compatibility version between dateparser and python? I am using dateparser 1.1 and python 3.9 and the documentation of dateparsers says that it accepts this python versoin.

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