diff --git a/.env.example b/.env.example
index 3f0a720..3861f7b 100644
--- a/.env.example
+++ b/.env.example
@@ -2,3 +2,5 @@ LIBRARY_ROOT= # root directory for library
 LIBRARY_FILETEMPLATE_PATH= # go text/template string that represents the path in the library
 LIBRARY_FILETEMPLATE_FILE= # go text/template string that represents the file name in the library path
 LIBRARY_NOTAGS_ROOT= # path to put files without tags
+
+FILENAME_LIMIT= # max length of a filename, default 255
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 1d79dbb..065d464 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -9,4 +9,4 @@ require (
 	github.com/joho/godotenv v1.5.1
 )
 
-require golang.org/x/text v0.26.0 // indirect
+require golang.org/x/text v0.28.0
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index c6a1118..bff6be0 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -2,5 +2,5 @@ github.com/dhowden/tag v0.0.0-20240417053706-3d75831295e8 h1:OtSeLS5y0Uy01jaKK4m
 github.com/dhowden/tag v0.0.0-20240417053706-3d75831295e8/go.mod h1:apkPC/CR3s48O2D7Y++n1XWEpgPNNCjXYga3PPbJe2E=
 github.com/joho/godotenv v1.5.1 h1:7eLL/+HRGLY0ldzfGMeQkb7vMd0as4CfYvUVzLqw0N0=
 github.com/joho/godotenv v1.5.1/go.mod h1:f4LDr5Voq0i2e/R5DDNOoa2zzDfwtkZa6DnEwAbqwq4=
-golang.org/x/text v0.26.0 h1:P42AVeLghgTYr4+xUnTRKDMqpar+PtX7KWuNQL21L8M=
-golang.org/x/text v0.26.0/go.mod h1:QK15LZJUUQVJxhz7wXgxSy/CJaTFjd0G+YLonydOVQA=
+golang.org/x/text v0.28.0 h1:rhazDwis8INMIwQ4tpjLDzUhx6RlXqZNPEM0huQojng=
+golang.org/x/text v0.28.0/go.mod h1:U8nCwOR8jO/marOQ0QbDiOngZVEBB7MAiitBuMjXiNU=
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 6cc27c4..91aa2e7 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import (
 	"log"
 	"os"
 	"path"
+	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 	"text/template"
 	"time"
@@ -151,9 +152,37 @@ func testEnv() error {
 		return errors.New("missing LIBRARY_NOTAGS_ROOT")
 	}
 
+	if !testEnvFilenameLimit() {
+		return errors.New("unable to parse FILENAME_LIMIT")
+	}
+
 	return nil
 }
 
+func testEnvFilenameLimit() bool {
+	limit, ok := os.LookupEnv("FILENAME_LIMIT")
+	if !ok {
+		return true
+	}
+	_, err := strconv.Atoi(limit)
+	if err != nil {
+		return false
+	}
+	return true
+}
+
+func getEnvFilenameLimit() int {
+	limit, ok := os.LookupEnv("FILENAME_LIMIT")
+	if !ok {
+		return 255
+	}
+	limit_i, err := strconv.Atoi(limit)
+	if err != nil {
+		return 255
+	}
+	return limit_i
+}
+
 func getTagsInDir(directory string) (tag.Metadata, error) {
 	files, err := os.ReadDir(directory)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -356,7 +385,13 @@ func doMoveTagged(filePath string, fileTags tag.Metadata) error {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	libFile := path.Join(libRoot, bufPath.String(), bufFile.String() + fileExt)
+	filenameLimit := getEnvFilenameLimit() - len(fileExt)
+	filename := bufFile.String()
+	if len(filename) > filenameLimit {
+		filename = filename[:filenameLimit]
+	}
+
+	libFile := path.Join(libRoot, bufPath.String(), filename + fileExt)
 
 	return move(filePath, libFile)
 }
diff --git a/music-rename b/music-rename
index faea48e..d8fedd1 100644
Binary files a/music-rename and b/music-rename differ