0.0.14-rc.3

• Replaces the default load_dotenv() call with specifying a path to the .env file in the current working directory.
• This enables environment variable loading for applications installed through pip which may not have the .env file in the module's directory.

This fix ensures that configuration handling is compatible with both local and pip installed instances of the application.

Full Changelog: 0.0.14-rc.2...0.0.14-rc.3