diff --git a/cmd/edit.go b/cmd/edit.go
index a4c8327..f5c80c8 100644
--- a/cmd/edit.go
+++ b/cmd/edit.go
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ func _edit(filepaths []string) error {
 	dir := ""
 	for _, f := range filepaths {
 		if edited, ok := edits[path.Base(f)]; ok {
-			if err := os.Rename(edited, f); err != nil {
+			if err := rename(edited, f); err != nil {
 				return err
 			}
 			delete(edits, path.Base(f))
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ func _edit(filepaths []string) error {
 		if _, err := os.Stat(f); err == nil {
 			f = fmt.Sprintf("%s.todo.%s", f, uuid.New().String())
 		}
-		if err := os.Rename(editedFile, f); err != nil {
+		if err := rename(editedFile, f); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/cmd/main.go b/cmd/main.go
index a2a2725..609d37e 100644
--- a/cmd/main.go
+++ b/cmd/main.go
@@ -68,7 +68,20 @@ func merge(filepath string, mergeTargetFilePath string) error {
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	return os.Rename(tmppath, filepath)
+	return rename(tmppath, filepath)
+}
+
+func rename(oldpath, newpath string) error {
+	b, err := io.ReadFile(oldpath)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	if err := io.WriteFile(b, newpath, os.ModePerm); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	return os.Remove(oldpath)
 }
 
 func marshalRootToTempFile(root pttodo.Root) (string, error) {