diff --git a/codesectools/utils.py b/codesectools/utils.py
index 1ae8b0e..deca7b4 100644
--- a/codesectools/utils.py
+++ b/codesectools/utils.py
@@ -217,12 +217,30 @@ def group_successive(numbers_list: list[int]) -> list[list[int]]:
     return groups
 
 
-def shorten_path(p: str) -> str:
-    """Shorten a file path for display if it's too long."""
-    path = Path(p)
-    if len(path.parts) > 3:
-        return str(Path("...") / path.parts[-2] / path.parts[-1])
-    return p
+def shorten_path(path: str, max_len: int = 20) -> str:
+    """Shorten a file path for display if it's too long.
+
+    Args:
+        path: The file path to shorten.
+        max_len: The maximum length allowed for the path string.
+
+    Returns:
+        The shortened path string, potentially prefixed with an ellipsis.
+
+    """
+    original_path = Path(path)
+    shortened_path = Path(original_path.parts[-1])
+
+    for i in range(-2, -len(original_path.parts) - 1, -1):
+        if len(str(Path(original_path.parts[i], shortened_path))) < max_len:
+            shortened_path = Path(original_path.parts[i], shortened_path)
+        else:
+            break
+
+    if shortened_path != shortened_path.absolute():
+        shortened_path = Path("...", shortened_path)
+
+    return str(shortened_path)
 
 
 CPU_COUNT = os.cpu_count()
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index af0086d..6b05424 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [project]
 name = "CodeSecTools"
-version = "0.13.1"
+version = "0.13.2"
 description = "A framework for code security that provides abstractions for static analysis tools and datasets to support their integration, testing, and evaluation."
 readme = "README.md"
 license = "AGPL-3.0-only"
diff --git a/uv.lock b/uv.lock
index 29889e4..be22d7c 100644
--- a/uv.lock
+++ b/uv.lock
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ wheels = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "codesectools"
-version = "0.13.1"
+version = "0.13.2"
 source = { editable = "." }
 dependencies = [
     { name = "gitpython" },