diff --git a/.changeset/violet-ways-reply.md b/.changeset/violet-ways-reply.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5f1c0a59
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/violet-ways-reply.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'create-jellycommands': patch
+---
+
+windows doesn't like the \* character so replace with \_
diff --git a/packages/create-jellycommands/src/index.js b/packages/create-jellycommands/src/index.js
index 5101b1fa..a1013c08 100644
--- a/packages/create-jellycommands/src/index.js
+++ b/packages/create-jellycommands/src/index.js
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ export const run = async () => {
     const templateGlob = desmJoin(import.meta.url, useTypeScript ? 'ts' : 'js', '/**');
 
     await cpy(templateGlob, target, {
-        rename: (basename) => (basename.startsWith('*') ? `.${basename.slice(1)}` : basename),
+        rename: (basename) => (basename.startsWith('_') ? `.${basename.slice(1)}` : basename),
     });
 
     console.log(`${logSymbols.success} ${kleur.green('Your project has been created!')}`);
diff --git a/packages/create-jellycommands/src/js/*env.example b/packages/create-jellycommands/src/js/_env.example
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/create-jellycommands/src/js/*env.example
rename to packages/create-jellycommands/src/js/_env.example
diff --git a/packages/create-jellycommands/src/js/*gitignore b/packages/create-jellycommands/src/js/_gitignore
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/create-jellycommands/src/js/*gitignore
rename to packages/create-jellycommands/src/js/_gitignore
diff --git a/packages/create-jellycommands/src/ts/*env.example b/packages/create-jellycommands/src/ts/_env.example
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/create-jellycommands/src/ts/*env.example
rename to packages/create-jellycommands/src/ts/_env.example
diff --git a/packages/create-jellycommands/src/ts/*gitignore b/packages/create-jellycommands/src/ts/_gitignore
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/create-jellycommands/src/ts/*gitignore
rename to packages/create-jellycommands/src/ts/_gitignore