diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 768d34fdd51..868a76a4879 100755
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -605,7 +605,7 @@ INSTALL_VERSION_TEMPLATE = '''\
 
 from salt.version import SaltStackVersion
 
-__saltstack_version__ = SaltStackVersion\'{full_version_info}\'
+__saltstack_version__ = SaltStackVersion{full_version_info!r}
 '''
 
 
@@ -613,19 +613,19 @@ INSTALL_SYSPATHS_TEMPLATE = '''\
 # This file was auto-generated by salt's setup on \
 {date:%A, %d %B %Y @ %H:%m:%S UTC}.
 
-ROOT_DIR = \'{root_dir}\'
-CONFIG_DIR = \'{config_dir}\'
-CACHE_DIR = \'{cache_dir}\'
-SOCK_DIR = \'{sock_dir}\'
-SRV_ROOT_DIR = \'{srv_root_dir}\'
-BASE_FILE_ROOTS_DIR = \'{base_file_roots_dir}\'
-BASE_PILLAR_ROOTS_DIR = \'{base_pillar_roots_dir}\'
-BASE_MASTER_ROOTS_DIR = \'{base_master_roots_dir}\'
-LOGS_DIR = \'{logs_dir}\'
-PIDFILE_DIR = \'{pidfile_dir}\'
-SPM_FORMULA_PATH = \'{spm_formula_path}\'
-SPM_PILLAR_PATH = \'{spm_pillar_path}\'
-SPM_REACTOR_PATH = \'{spm_reactor_path}\'
+ROOT_DIR = {root_dir!r}
+CONFIG_DIR = {config_dir!r}
+CACHE_DIR = {cache_dir!r}
+SOCK_DIR = {sock_dir!r}
+SRV_ROOT_DIR= {srv_root_dir!r}
+BASE_FILE_ROOTS_DIR = {base_file_roots_dir!r}
+BASE_PILLAR_ROOTS_DIR = {base_pillar_roots_dir!r}
+BASE_MASTER_ROOTS_DIR = {base_master_roots_dir!r}
+LOGS_DIR = {logs_dir!r}
+PIDFILE_DIR = {pidfile_dir!r}
+SPM_FORMULA_PATH = {spm_formula_path!r}
+SPM_PILLAR_PATH = {spm_pillar_path!r}
+SPM_REACTOR_PATH = {spm_reactor_path!r}
 '''