diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index e1b2934..37c1144 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ dist
 **/node_modules
 src-tauri/target/
 **/creddy.db
+# used for DATABASE_URL, which is system-specific
+.env
 
 # just in case
 credentials*
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 799ee81..13e718e 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "creddy",
-  "version": "0.3.1",
+  "version": "0.3.4",
   "lockfileVersion": 2,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "creddy",
-      "version": "0.3.1",
+      "version": "0.3.4",
       "dependencies": {
         "@tauri-apps/api": "^1.0.2",
         "daisyui": "^2.51.5"
diff --git a/src-tauri/.env b/src-tauri/.env
deleted file mode 100644
index da27150..0000000
--- a/src-tauri/.env
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-DATABASE_URL=sqlite://C:/Users/Joe/AppData/Roaming/creddy/creddy.dev.db