diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 161918b..dec95e2 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -5,6 +5,10 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/),
 and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
 
+## [Unreleased]
+### Fixed
+- Fix `includes` not supporting root files by @daimond113
+
 ## [0.5.0-rc.13] - 2024-11-28
 ### Added
 - Print that no updates are available in `outdated` command by @daimond113
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 831682f..837b003 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -255,11 +255,10 @@ pub async fn matching_globs_old_behaviour<'a, P: AsRef<Path>, I: IntoIterator<It
             let path = entry.path();
             let relative_path = path.strip_prefix(dir.as_ref()).unwrap();
             let file_name = path.file_name().unwrap();
-            let mut is_filename_match = false;
+            let is_filename_match =
+                is_root && file_name.to_str().is_some_and(|s| file_names.contains(s));
 
             if entry.file_type().await?.is_dir() {
-                is_filename_match =
-                    is_root && file_name.to_str().is_some_and(|s| file_names.contains(s));
                 read_dirs.push((
                     fs::read_dir(&path).await?,
                     is_entire_dir_included || is_filename_match,