diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index a273a6f..7241401 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "srcpack",
-  "version": "0.1.10",
+  "version": "0.1.13",
   "description": "Zero-config CLI for bundling code into LLM-optimized context files",
   "keywords": [
     "llm",
@@ -54,7 +54,8 @@
   "files": [
     "dist",
     "src",
-    "schema.json"
+    "LICENSE",
+    "README.md"
   ],
   "scripts": {
     "build": "bun build ./src/cli.ts ./src/index.ts --outdir ./dist --target node && tsc",
diff --git a/src/cli.ts b/src/cli.ts
index bfd9a07..0479f41 100644
--- a/src/cli.ts
+++ b/src/cli.ts
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ Options:
   for (const { name, outfile, result } of outputs) {
     const fileCount = result.index.length;
     const lineCount = sumLines(result);
-    const outPath = join(root, outfile);
+    const outPath = resolve(root, outfile);
 
     const nameCol = name.padEnd(maxNameLen);
     const filesCol = formatNumber(fileCount).padStart(maxFilesLen);
@@ -213,8 +213,9 @@ Options:
     } else {
       await mkdir(dirname(outPath), { recursive: true });
       await writeFile(outPath, result.content);
+      const displayPath = relative(process.cwd(), outPath);
       console.log(
-        `  ${nameCol}  ${filesCol} ${plural(fileCount, "file")}  ${linesCol} ${plural(lineCount, "line")}  → ${outfile}`,
+        `  ${nameCol}  ${filesCol} ${plural(fileCount, "file")}  ${linesCol} ${plural(lineCount, "line")}  → ${displayPath}`,
       );
     }
   }
@@ -358,7 +359,7 @@ async function handleGdriveUpload(
 
     for (let i = 0; i < toUpload.length; i++) {
       const output = toUpload[i]!;
-      const filePath = join(root, output.outfile);
+      const filePath = resolve(root, output.outfile);
       uploadSpinner.text = `Uploading ${output.name}... (${i + 1}/${toUpload.length})`;
       const result = await uploadFile(filePath, uploadConfig);
       results.push(result);
diff --git a/tests/e2e/cli.test.ts b/tests/e2e/cli.test.ts
index ecdfbee..2cdc5b7 100644
--- a/tests/e2e/cli.test.ts
+++ b/tests/e2e/cli.test.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
-import { join } from "node:path";
-import { describe, expect, test } from "bun:test";
+import { mkdir, rm, writeFile } from "node:fs/promises";
+import { join, resolve } from "node:path";
+import { tmpdir } from "node:os";
+import { describe, expect, test, afterEach } from "bun:test";
 
 const CLI_PATH = join(import.meta.dir, "../../src/cli.ts");
 const FIXTURE_PATH = join(import.meta.dir, "../fixtures/sample-project");
@@ -114,4 +116,36 @@ describe("cli", () => {
       expect(result.stderr).toContain("Unknown bundle: unknown");
     });
   });
+
+  describe("absolute outDir with custom root", () => {
+    const tempRoot = join(tmpdir(), `srcpack-test-${Date.now()}`);
+    const tempOutDir = join(tmpdir(), `srcpack-out-${Date.now()}`);
+
+    afterEach(async () => {
+      await rm(tempRoot, { recursive: true, force: true });
+      await rm(tempOutDir, { recursive: true, force: true });
+    });
+
+    test("should write to absolute outDir when root is also specified", async () => {
+      // Setup: create temp project with config using absolute outDir
+      await mkdir(join(tempRoot, "src"), { recursive: true });
+      await writeFile(join(tempRoot, "src/index.ts"), "export const x = 1;");
+      await writeFile(
+        join(tempRoot, "srcpack.config.ts"),
+        `export default {
+          outDir: ${JSON.stringify(tempOutDir)},
+          bundles: { app: "src/**/*" },
+        };`,
+      );
+
+      const result = await runCli([], { cwd: tempRoot });
+
+      expect(result.exitCode).toBe(0);
+      expect(result.stdout).toContain("app");
+
+      // Verify file was written to absolute outDir, not joined with root
+      const outFile = Bun.file(join(tempOutDir, "app.txt"));
+      expect(await outFile.exists()).toBe(true);
+    });
+  });
 });