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 ## Development environment setup
 
-To browse code [![Open in VSCode](https://open.vscode.dev/badges/open-in-vscode.svg)](https://open.vscode.dev/konveyor/move2kube)
+To browse code  [![Open in VSCode](https://badgen.net/badge/icon/Visual%20Studio%20Code?icon=visualstudio&label)](https://open.vscode.dev/konveyor/move2kube)
 
 1. Obtain a recent version of `golang`. Known to work with `1.18`.
 1. Ensure `$GOPATH` is set. If it's not set: