diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 61594c4..a1a9097 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [project]
 name = "ctxify"
-version = "0.1.6"
+version = "0.1.7"
 description = "A tool to print git repository files with tree structure"
 readme = "README.md"
 requires-python = ">=3.8"
diff --git a/src/ctxify/__init__.py b/src/ctxify/__init__.py
index 2fb2513..124e462 100644
--- a/src/ctxify/__init__.py
+++ b/src/ctxify/__init__.py
@@ -1 +1 @@
-__version__ = '0.1.6'
+__version__ = '0.1.7'
diff --git a/src/ctxify/main.py b/src/ctxify/main.py
index 94f01d5..b155140 100644
--- a/src/ctxify/main.py
+++ b/src/ctxify/main.py
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import platform
 import subprocess
 import sys
 from pathlib import Path
@@ -5,10 +6,9 @@
 
 from prompt_toolkit import PromptSession
 from prompt_toolkit.completion import FuzzyWordCompleter
-import platform
 
 # Files/extensions to skip (non-code files) for content inclusion
-NON_CODE_PATTERNS = {
+IGNORE_FILES = {
     'package-lock.json',
     'poetry.lock',
     'uv.lock',
@@ -22,6 +22,10 @@
     'LICENSE',
     'CHANGELOG',
     'CONTRIBUTING',
+    '.env',  # Added to explicitly ignore .env files
+}
+
+IGNORE_EXTENSIONS = {
     '.json',
     '.yaml',
     '.yml',
@@ -121,8 +125,8 @@ def get_git_files(
             f
             for f in dir_files
             if not (
-                f in NON_CODE_PATTERNS
-                or any(f.endswith(ext) for ext in NON_CODE_PATTERNS)
+                f in IGNORE_FILES
+                or any(f.endswith(ext) for ext in IGNORE_EXTENSIONS)
                 or (not include_md and (f.endswith('.md') or 'README' in f))
             )
         ]
@@ -138,12 +142,12 @@ def copy_to_clipboard(text: str) -> bool:
     system = platform.system().lower()
     try:
         if system == 'darwin':  # macOS
-            subprocess.run(
-                ['pbcopy'], input=text.encode('utf-8'), check=True
-            )
+            subprocess.run(['pbcopy'], input=text.encode('utf-8'), check=True)
         elif system == 'linux':  # Linux
             subprocess.run(
-                ['xclip', '-selection', 'clipboard'], input=text.encode('utf-8'), check=True
+                ['xclip', '-selection', 'clipboard'],
+                input=text.encode('utf-8'),
+                check=True,
             )
         else:
             print(f'Warning: Clipboard operations not supported on {platform.system()}')
@@ -155,9 +159,13 @@ def copy_to_clipboard(text: str) -> bool:
         return False
     except FileNotFoundError:
         if system == 'darwin':
-            print("Warning: pbcopy not found. This is unexpected as it should be built into macOS")
+            print(
+                'Warning: pbcopy not found. This is unexpected as it should be built into macOS'
+            )
         else:
-            print("Warning: xclip not installed. Install it with 'sudo apt install xclip'")
+            print(
+                "Warning: xclip not installed. Install it with 'sudo apt install xclip'"
+            )
         return False
 
 
diff --git a/uv.lock b/uv.lock
index 3e8dc17..ada7c53 100644
--- a/uv.lock
+++ b/uv.lock
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ wheels = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "ctxify"
-version = "0.1.5"
+version = "0.1.6"
 source = { editable = "." }
 dependencies = [
     { name = "click" },