diff --git a/src/AssemblyMetadata.Generators/AssemblyMetadataGenerator.cs b/src/AssemblyMetadata.Generators/AssemblyMetadataGenerator.cs
index 75c6cf8..2393f94 100644
--- a/src/AssemblyMetadata.Generators/AssemblyMetadataGenerator.cs
+++ b/src/AssemblyMetadata.Generators/AssemblyMetadataGenerator.cs
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ private static GeneratorContext SemanticTransform(GeneratorAttributeSyntaxContex
             if (attribute.ConstructorArguments.Length == 1)
             {
                 // remove Assembly
-                if (name.StartsWith("Assembly"))
+                if (name.Length > 8 && name.StartsWith("Assembly"))
                     name = name.Substring(8);
 
                 // remove Attribute
diff --git a/src/AssemblyMetadata.Generators/AssemblyMetadataWriter.cs b/src/AssemblyMetadata.Generators/AssemblyMetadataWriter.cs
index dac69d6..47b85c1 100644
--- a/src/AssemblyMetadata.Generators/AssemblyMetadataWriter.cs
+++ b/src/AssemblyMetadata.Generators/AssemblyMetadataWriter.cs
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ private static string SafeName(string name)
     private static string SafeValue(string value)
     {
         return value
+            .Replace("\\", "\\\\")
             .Replace("\"", "\\\"")
             .Replace(Environment.NewLine, "\\r\\n");
     }
diff --git a/test/AssemblyMetadata.Generators.Tests/AssemblyMetadata.Generators.Tests.csproj b/test/AssemblyMetadata.Generators.Tests/AssemblyMetadata.Generators.Tests.csproj
index d35dc1a..22d933c 100644
--- a/test/AssemblyMetadata.Generators.Tests/AssemblyMetadata.Generators.Tests.csproj
+++ b/test/AssemblyMetadata.Generators.Tests/AssemblyMetadata.Generators.Tests.csproj
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
   <PropertyGroup Label="Package">
     <Description>
       Source generator for project and assembly information
-      as constants in the global "AssemblyMetadata" class
+      as constants in the global "AssemblyMetadata" \ class
     </Description>
     <Copyright>Copyright © $([System.DateTime]::Now.ToString(yyyy)) LoreSoft</Copyright>
     <Authors>LoreSoft</Authors>