diff --git a/HISTORY.rst b/HISTORY.rst
index 39257203..251c7b80 100644
--- a/HISTORY.rst
+++ b/HISTORY.rst
@@ -20,6 +20,9 @@ test-driven methodologies, and modern toolchains for unrivaled success.
 6.1.11 (2023-??-??)
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 
+* Resolved a possible issue that may cause generated projects for `PlatformIO IDE for VSCode <https://docs.platformio.org/en/latest/integration/ide/vscode.html>`__ to fail to launch a debug session because of a missing "objdump" binary when GDB is not part of the toolchain package
+* Resolved a regression issue that resulted in the malfunction of the Memory Inspection feature within `PIO Home <https://docs.platformio.org/en/latest/home/index.html>`__
+
 6.1.10 (2023-08-11)
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 
diff --git a/platformio/__init__.py b/platformio/__init__.py
index ad9614f0..d7449e40 100644
--- a/platformio/__init__.py
+++ b/platformio/__init__.py
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 
-VERSION = (6, 1, "11a1")
+VERSION = (6, 1, "11a2")
 __version__ = ".".join([str(s) for s in VERSION])
 
 __title__ = "platformio"
diff --git a/platformio/home/rpc/handlers/project.py b/platformio/home/rpc/handlers/project.py
index c81eb805..c12295fa 100644
--- a/platformio/home/rpc/handlers/project.py
+++ b/platformio/home/rpc/handlers/project.py
@@ -37,9 +37,9 @@ class ProjectRPC(BaseRPCHandler):
             project_dir = init_kwargs["path"]
             init_kwargs["path"] = os.path.join(init_kwargs["path"], "platformio.ini")
         elif os.path.isfile(init_kwargs["path"]):
-            project_dir = get_project_dir()
-        else:
             project_dir = os.path.dirname(init_kwargs["path"])
+        else:
+            project_dir = get_project_dir()
         with fs.cd(project_dir):
             return getattr(ProjectConfig(**init_kwargs), method)(*args)
 
diff --git a/platformio/project/integration/tpls/vscode/.vscode/launch.json.tpl b/platformio/project/integration/tpls/vscode/.vscode/launch.json.tpl
index c419d27e..4bd188d2 100644
--- a/platformio/project/integration/tpls/vscode/.vscode/launch.json.tpl
+++ b/platformio/project/integration/tpls/vscode/.vscode/launch.json.tpl
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 %    "name": "PIO Debug (skip Pre-Debug)",
 %    "executable": _escape_path(prog_path),
 %    "projectEnvName": env_name if forced_env_name else default_debug_env_name,
-%    "toolchainBinDir": _escape_path(os.path.dirname(gdb_path)),
+%    "toolchainBinDir": _escape_path(os.path.dirname(cc_path)),
 %    "internalConsoleOptions": "openOnSessionStart",
 %  }
 %