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 ## Status
 
-This proposal is a [stage 2 proposal](https://github.com/tc39/proposals) and is awaiting implementation and more input. Please see [the issues](https://github.com/tc39/proposal-regex-escaping/issues) to get involved.
+This proposal is a [stage 3 proposal](https://github.com/tc39/proposals) and is awaiting implementation and more input. Please see [the issues](https://github.com/tc39/proposal-regex-escaping/issues) to get involved.
 
 
 ## Motivation
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 <script src="./spec.js"></script>
 <pre class="metadata">
 title: RegExp.escape
-stage: 2
+stage: 3
 contributors:
   - Jordan Harband
   - Kevin Gibbons