diff --git a/dist/index.js b/dist/index.js
index b5b75ea..b6efec1 100644
--- a/dist/index.js
+++ b/dist/index.js
@@ -8140,7 +8140,16 @@ RedirectableRequest.prototype._sanitizeOptions = function (options) {
   if (!options.headers) {
     options.headers = {};
   }
-  if (!isArray(options.sensitiveHeaders)) {
+  // Convert [header1, value1, header2, value2, …] to object
+  else if (Array.isArray(options.headers)) {
+    var headerList = options.headers;
+    options.headers = {};
+    for (var i = 0; i < headerList.length; i += 2) {
+      options.headers[headerList[i]] = headerList[i + 1];
+    }
+  }
+  // Ensure sensitive headers are always present
+  if (!Array.isArray(options.sensitiveHeaders)) {
     options.sensitiveHeaders = [];
   }
 
@@ -8518,10 +8527,6 @@ function isSubdomain(subdomain, domain) {
   return dot > 0 && subdomain[dot] === "." && subdomain.endsWith(domain);
 }
 
-function isArray(value) {
-  return value instanceof Array;
-}
-
 function isString(value) {
   return typeof value === "string" || value instanceof String;
 }
@@ -8539,7 +8544,7 @@ function isURL(value) {
 }
 
 function escapeRegex(regex) {
-  return regex.replace(/[\]\\/()*+?.$]/g, "\\$&");
+  return regex.replace(/[[\]\\/()*+?.^$|]/g, "\\$&");
 }
 
 // Exports
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index ae8f9a4..aef89a6 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -536,9 +536,9 @@
       "license": "MIT"
     },
     "node_modules/follow-redirects": {
-      "version": "1.16.0",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/follow-redirects/-/follow-redirects-1.16.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-y5rN/uOsadFT/JfYwhxRS5R7Qce+g3zG97+JrtFZlC9klX/W5hD7iiLzScI4nZqUS7DNUdhPgw4xI8W2LuXlUw==",
+      "version": "1.16.2",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/follow-redirects/-/follow-redirects-1.16.2.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-/kVP2U8z596Ia0gwFrwyIeo74ta5aVmSeU1FfAUMAmcEP5EP7zydmag3SLiN64NaRKef3lxsq7i/g7ltJQDGow==",
       "funding": [
         {
           "type": "individual",