diff --git a/.changeset/bright-monkeys-act.md b/.changeset/bright-monkeys-act.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8536974c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/bright-monkeys-act.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"task-master-ai": patch
+---
+
+Ensure projectRoot is a string (potential WSL fix)
diff --git a/src/utils/path-utils.js b/src/utils/path-utils.js
index 57853334..d764a235 100644
--- a/src/utils/path-utils.js
+++ b/src/utils/path-utils.js
@@ -25,6 +25,9 @@ import { getLoggerOrDefault } from './logger-utils.js';
 export function normalizeProjectRoot(projectRoot) {
 	if (!projectRoot) return projectRoot;
 
+	// Ensure it's a string
+	projectRoot = String(projectRoot);
+
 	// Split the path into segments
 	const segments = projectRoot.split(path.sep);