diff --git a/runtime/queries/kitty/highlights.scm b/runtime/queries/kitty/highlights.scm
index 2af53719e..4083e4490 100644
--- a/runtime/queries/kitty/highlights.scm
+++ b/runtime/queries/kitty/highlights.scm
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@
   type: _ @type)
 
 (launch_source_window
-  pattern: (string) @string.regex)
+  pattern: (string) @string.regexp)
 
 (launch_cwd
   directory: (string) @string.special.path)
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@
   location: (window_location) @type)
 
 (launch_next_to
-  pattern: (string) @string.regex)
+  pattern: (string) @string.regexp)
 
 ;
 (launch_remote_password
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@
 
 (marker_entry
   id: (marker_id) @label
-  pattern: (string) @string.regex)
+  pattern: (string) @string.regexp)
 
 ;
 (launch_os_window_class
@@ -286,10 +286,10 @@
   "set_colors" @function.call)
 
 (color_match
-  (string) @string.regex)
+  (string) @string.regexp)
 
 (color_match_tab
-  (string) @string.regex)
+  (string) @string.regexp)
 
 ;
 (color_option
@@ -310,7 +310,7 @@
 
 (include
   "globinclude" @keyword
-  glob: (string) @string.regex)
+  glob: (string) @string.regexp)
 
 (include
   "geninclude" @keyword
@@ -502,9 +502,9 @@
     "body"
     "app"
     "type"
-  ] @parameter
+  ] @variable.parameter
   ":" @punctuation.delimiter
-  (string) @string.regex)
+  (string) @string.regexp)
 
 (filter_element
   "\"" @punctuation.delimiter)