diff --git a/dist/index.js b/dist/index.js
index 2825778..fc3356e 100644
--- a/dist/index.js
+++ b/dist/index.js
@@ -40261,7 +40261,7 @@ const slashPattern = /\\\\/g;
 const openPattern = /\\{/g;
 const closePattern = /\\}/g;
 const commaPattern = /\\,/g;
-const periodPattern = /\\./g;
+const periodPattern = /\\\./g;
 exports.EXPANSION_MAX = 100_000;
 function numeric(str) {
     return !isNaN(str) ? parseInt(str, 10) : str.charCodeAt(0);
@@ -40388,7 +40388,9 @@ function expand_(str, max, isTop) {
             const x = numeric(n[0]);
             const y = numeric(n[1]);
             const width = Math.max(n[0].length, n[1].length);
-            let incr = n.length === 3 && n[2] !== undefined ? Math.abs(numeric(n[2])) : 1;
+            let incr = n.length === 3 && n[2] !== undefined ?
+                Math.max(Math.abs(numeric(n[2])), 1)
+                : 1;
             let test = lte;
             const reverse = y < x;
             if (reverse) {
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 43d0031..0eb39dd 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1439,9 +1439,9 @@
       "license": "Apache-2.0"
     },
     "node_modules/brace-expansion": {
-      "version": "5.0.3",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/brace-expansion/-/brace-expansion-5.0.3.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-fy6KJm2RawA5RcHkLa1z/ScpBeA762UF9KmZQxwIbDtRJrgLzM10depAiEQ+CXYcoiqW1/m96OAAoke2nE9EeA==",
+      "version": "5.0.5",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/brace-expansion/-/brace-expansion-5.0.5.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-VZznLgtwhn+Mact9tfiwx64fA9erHH/MCXEUfB/0bX/6Fz6ny5EGTXYltMocqg4xFAQZtnO3DHWWXi8RiuN7cQ==",
       "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
         "balanced-match": "^4.0.2"