diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 9781068..904bfb7 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -643,7 +643,7 @@ checksum = "26412eb97c6b088a6997e05f69403a802a92d520de2f8e63c2b65f9e0f47c4e8"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "renom"
-version = "1.2.0"
+version = "1.3.0"
 dependencies = [
  "clap",
  "colored",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 098ff22..d737b30 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 authors = ["Mustafa <mustafa.moiz125@gmail.com>"]
 edition = "2018"
 name = "renom"
-version = "1.2.0"
+version = "1.3.0"
 description = "A simple program to rename Unreal Engine projects."
 keywords = ["gamedev", "ue4", "ue5", "unreal_engine", "rename"]
 categories = [
diff --git a/src/workflows/rename_project/interactive.rs b/src/workflows/rename_project/interactive.rs
index 38e11ff..660c453 100644
--- a/src/workflows/rename_project/interactive.rs
+++ b/src/workflows/rename_project/interactive.rs
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ pub fn get_params_from_user() -> Result<Params, String> {
 
 fn get_project_root_from_user() -> Result<PathBuf, String> {
     Text::new("Project root directory path:")
+        .with_validator(validate_project_root_is_not_special)
         .with_validator(validate_project_root_is_dir)
         .with_validator(validate_project_root_contains_project_descriptor)
         .prompt()
@@ -23,6 +24,16 @@ fn get_project_root_from_user() -> Result<PathBuf, String> {
         .map_err(|err| err.to_string())
 }
 
+fn validate_project_root_is_not_special(project_root: &str) -> Result<Validation, CustomUserError> {
+    match project_root {
+        "." => Ok(Validation::Invalid("Provided path '.' is protected".into())),
+        ".." => Ok(Validation::Invalid(
+            "Provided path '..' is protected".into(),
+        )),
+        _ => Ok(Validation::Valid),
+    }
+}
+
 fn validate_project_root_is_dir(project_root: &str) -> Result<Validation, CustomUserError> {
     match PathBuf::from(project_root).is_dir() {
         true => Ok(Validation::Valid),
diff --git a/src/workflows/rename_project/mod.rs b/src/workflows/rename_project/mod.rs
index 9940aa4..944acda 100644
--- a/src/workflows/rename_project/mod.rs
+++ b/src/workflows/rename_project/mod.rs
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ pub fn rename_project(params: Params) -> Result<(), String> {
 }
 
 fn validate_params(params: &Params) -> Result<(), String> {
+    validate_project_root_is_not_special(&params.project_root)?;
     validate_project_root_is_dir(&params.project_root)?;
     validate_project_root_contains_project_descriptor(&params.project_root)?;
     let project_name = detect_project_name(&params.project_root)?;
@@ -67,6 +68,14 @@ fn validate_params(params: &Params) -> Result<(), String> {
     Ok(())
 }
 
+fn validate_project_root_is_not_special(project_root: &Path) -> Result<(), String> {
+    match project_root {
+        path if path == Path::new(".") => Err("project root cannot be '.'".into()),
+        path if path == Path::new("..") => Err("project root cannot be '..'".into()),
+        _ => Ok(()),
+    }
+}
+
 fn validate_project_root_is_dir(project_root: &Path) -> Result<(), String> {
     match project_root.is_dir() {
         true => Ok(()),