diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 007520d..50bceaa 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,11 @@
+## 0.2.3 (2023-03-13)
+
+#### Main Changed
+
+- 05f9a47 fix: remove `.git` after clone
+
+## 0.2.2 -> 0.2.3
+
 ## 0.2.1 (2023-03-13)
 
 #### Main Changed
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index dc5e81c..f177a07 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "create-electron-vite",
-  "version": "0.2.1",
+  "version": "0.2.3",
   "type": "module",
   "description": "Scaffolding Your Electron + Vite Project",
   "license": "MIT",
diff --git a/src/index.ts b/src/index.ts
index 6e856e4..893f917 100644
--- a/src/index.ts
+++ b/src/index.ts
@@ -143,6 +143,7 @@ function gitClone({
       const fullCloneTargetDir = path.join(cwd, cloneTargetDir)
 
       // extract files from the clone target dir
+      fs.rmSync(path.join(fullCloneTargetDir, '.git'), { recursive: true, force: true })
       fs.copySync(fullCloneTargetDir, fullTargetDir)
       fs.rmSync(fullCloneTargetDir, { recursive: true, force: true })