diff --git a/cmd/pack.js b/cmd/pack.js
index 8fd5877..72013f5 100644
--- a/cmd/pack.js
+++ b/cmd/pack.js
@@ -24,8 +24,21 @@ export default async function pack (filePath, opts = {}) {
   const rest = opts._ ?? []
   const paths = checkPathsExist([filePath, ...rest].filter(Boolean))
   const hidden = !!opts.hidden
+  let fullOutputPath
+  if (opts.output) {
+    fullOutputPath = path.resolve(opts.output)
+  }
   const files = paths.length
-    ? await filesFromPaths(paths, { hidden })
+    ? await filesFromPaths(paths, {
+      hidden,
+      filter: (filePath) => {
+        const include = !fullOutputPath || filePath !== fullOutputPath
+        if (!include) {
+          console.log('A version of the output CAR file exists in the source path(s). It will not be included in the new output CAR file.')
+        }
+        return include
+      }
+    })
     : /** @type {import('../types').FileLike[]} */ ([{ name: 'stdin', stream: () => Readable.toWeb(process.stdin) }])
   const blockStream = files.length === 1 && (files[0].name === 'stdin' || !opts.wrap)
     ? UnixFS.createFileEncoderStream(files[0])
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index bfe8bb5..e1e8412 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
         "@ipld/dag-pb": "^4.0.2",
         "@ipld/unixfs": "^3.0.0",
         "@web3-storage/car-block-validator": "^1.0.1",
-        "files-from-path": "^1.0.0",
+        "files-from-path": "^1.1.5-rc.1",
         "ipfs-unixfs-exporter": "^13.0.1",
         "multiformats": "^13.0.1",
         "sade": "^1.8.1",
@@ -2679,9 +2679,9 @@
       }
     },
     "node_modules/files-from-path": {
-      "version": "1.0.0",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/files-from-path/-/files-from-path-1.0.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-EobUbrzh1fPOZpQvDdTikGpCs+ZDcTNyBOnFuHvW2BQXEkMSPbEPQ0eVTQrz0oHlBcPS9Lnw+uPzACfft1sDYg==",
+      "version": "1.1.5-rc.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/files-from-path/-/files-from-path-1.1.5-rc.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-BfaE1Vyl03WdY7rIo9XADadtv4MigWZNczZApZjmlct7RlnGbvCtpQXs3zUOqhgAuPSuf+oTTNyo3FToIn5VxQ==",
       "dependencies": {
         "graceful-fs": "^4.2.10"
       },
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 67c64eb..630b5b3 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
     "@ipld/dag-pb": "^4.0.2",
     "@ipld/unixfs": "^3.0.0",
     "@web3-storage/car-block-validator": "^1.0.1",
-    "files-from-path": "^1.0.0",
+    "files-from-path": "^1.1.5-rc.1",
     "ipfs-unixfs-exporter": "^13.0.1",
     "multiformats": "^13.0.1",
     "sade": "^1.8.1",
diff --git a/test/bin.node.test.js b/test/bin.node.test.js
index a8a0917..04215e0 100644
--- a/test/bin.node.test.js
+++ b/test/bin.node.test.js
@@ -70,6 +70,28 @@ describe('CLI', function () {
     )
   })
 
+  it('pack a path that includes the output, skipping the output file', async () => {
+    const filePath = './test/fixtures/comic/pinpie.jpg'
+    const packPath = tmpPath()
+    let res = execaSync(binPath, ['pack', filePath, '--output', packPath])
+
+    let root = res.stdout.trim()
+    assert.equal(root, 'bafybeiajdopsmspomlrpaohtzo5sdnpknbolqjpde6huzrsejqmvijrcea')
+
+    res = execaSync(binPath, ['pack', filePath, packPath, '--output', packPath])
+
+    root = res.stdout.trim()
+    assert.equal(root, 'A version of the output CAR file exists in the source path(s). It will not be included in the new output CAR file.\nbafybeiajdopsmspomlrpaohtzo5sdnpknbolqjpde6huzrsejqmvijrcea')
+
+    const unpackPath = tmpPath()
+    execaSync(binPath, ['unpack', packPath, '--output', unpackPath])
+
+    assert.deepEqual(
+      await fs.promises.readFile(path.join(unpackPath, 'pinpie.jpg')),
+      await fs.promises.readFile(filePath)
+    )
+  })
+
   it('stdin | pack | unpack | stdout a file', async () => {
     const filePath = './test/fixtures/comic/pinpie.jpg'
     const res0 = execaSync(binPath, ['pack', '--no-wrap'], {