diff --git a/docs/_coverpage.md b/docs/_coverpage.md
index 33c0611..63f770e 100644
--- a/docs/_coverpage.md
+++ b/docs/_coverpage.md
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# kulala.nvim <small>1.5.0</small>
+# kulala.nvim <small>1.5.1</small>
 
 > A minimal 🤏 HTTP-client 🐼 interface 🖥️ for Neovim ❤️.
 
diff --git a/lua/kulala/globals/init.lua b/lua/kulala/globals/init.lua
index d5a9db1..c792665 100644
--- a/lua/kulala/globals/init.lua
+++ b/lua/kulala/globals/init.lua
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ local FS = require("kulala.utils.fs")
 
 local M = {}
 
-M.VERSION = "1.5.0"
+M.VERSION = "1.5.1"
 M.UI_ID = "kulala://ui"
 M.HEADERS_FILE = FS.get_plugin_tmp_dir() .. "/headers.txt"
 M.BODY_FILE = FS.get_plugin_tmp_dir() .. "/body.txt"
diff --git a/lua/kulala/utils/fs.lua b/lua/kulala/utils/fs.lua
index c682531..bb0b8ec 100644
--- a/lua/kulala/utils/fs.lua
+++ b/lua/kulala/utils/fs.lua
@@ -6,7 +6,12 @@ local M = {}
 -- @usage local p = fs.find_file_in_parent_dirs('Makefile')
 M.find_file_in_parent_dirs = function(filename)
   local dir = vim.fn.expand('%:p:h')
-  while dir ~= '/' and dir ~= '' do
+  -- make sure we don't go into an infinite loop
+  -- if the file is in the root directory of windows or unix
+  -- we should stop at the root directory
+  -- for linux, the root directory is '/'
+  -- for windows, the root directory is '[SOME_LETTER]:\'
+  while dir ~= '/' and dir:match('[A-Z]:\\') == nil do
     local parent = dir .. '/' .. filename
     if vim.fn.filereadable(parent) == 1 then
       return parent
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index b42913e..c9e8020 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "kulala.nvim",
-  "version": "1.5.0",
+  "version": "1.5.1",
   "scripts": {
     "docs": "docsify serve docs"
   },