diff --git a/platformio/__init__.py b/platformio/__init__.py
index 520efae3..b011259d 100644
--- a/platformio/__init__.py
+++ b/platformio/__init__.py
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 
 import sys
 
-VERSION = (3, 4, "0b7")
+VERSION = (3, 4, "0b8")
 __version__ = ".".join([str(s) for s in VERSION])
 
 __title__ = "platformio"
diff --git a/platformio/ide/tpls/vscode/.vscode/c_cpp_properties.json.tpl b/platformio/ide/tpls/vscode/.vscode/c_cpp_properties.json.tpl
index f5db535f..5fea5091 100644
--- a/platformio/ide/tpls/vscode/.vscode/c_cpp_properties.json.tpl
+++ b/platformio/ide/tpls/vscode/.vscode/c_cpp_properties.json.tpl
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 % end
             "includePath": [
 % for include in includes:
-                "{{include.replace('"', '\\"').replace('\\\\', '/').replace('\\', '/')}}",
+                "{{include.replace('\\\\', '/').replace('\\', '/').replace('"', '\\"')}}",
 % end
                 ""
             ],
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
                 "databaseFilename": "",
                 "path": [
 % for include in includes:
-                    "{{include.replace('"', '\\"').replace('\\\\', '/').replace('\\', '/')}}",
+                    "{{include.replace('\\\\', '/').replace('\\', '/').replace('"', '\\"')}}",
 % end
                     ""
                 ]
diff --git a/platformio/ide/tpls/vscode/.vscode/launch.json.tpl b/platformio/ide/tpls/vscode/.vscode/launch.json.tpl
index 745fee62..409c1b98 100644
--- a/platformio/ide/tpls/vscode/.vscode/launch.json.tpl
+++ b/platformio/ide/tpls/vscode/.vscode/launch.json.tpl
@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@
             "request": "launch",
             "cwd": "${workspaceRoot}",
             "name": "PlatformIO Debugger",
-            "target": "{{prog_path.replace('"', '\\"').replace('\\\\', '/').replace('\\', '/')}}",
-            "gdbpath": "{{join(dirname(platformio_path), "piodebuggdb").replace('"', '\\"').replace('\\\\', '/').replace('\\', '/')}}",
+            "target": "{{prog_path.replace('\\\\', '/').replace('\\', '/').replace('"', '\\"')}}",
+            "gdbpath": "{{join(dirname(platformio_path), "piodebuggdb").replace('\\\\', '/').replace('\\', '/').replace('"', '\\"')}}",
             "autorun": [ "source .pioinit" ]
         }
     ]