diff --git a/phpunit/src/CompilerBaseApiTest.php b/phpunit/src/CompilerBaseApiTest.php
index 4939ec83..0cffa399 100644
--- a/phpunit/src/CompilerBaseApiTest.php
+++ b/phpunit/src/CompilerBaseApiTest.php
@@ -576,6 +576,35 @@ YAML);
         $this->assertNotContains(realpath($projectDir . '/skipped/nested.php'), $files);
     }
 
+    public function testParseProjectYamlAllowsMissingIgnorePaths(): void
+    {
+        $projectFile = $this->createProjectFile(<<<'YAML'
+sources:
+  - main.php
+ignore:
+  - optional-missing.php
+  - optional-missing-directory
+YAML);
+
+        $files = $this->invokeMethod('parseProjectYaml', $projectFile);
+
+        $this->assertSame([realpath(dirname($projectFile) . '/main.php')], $files);
+        $this->assertSame([], $this->getPropertyValue('ignorePaths'));
+    }
+
+    public function testParseProjectYamlStillRejectsMissingSources(): void
+    {
+        $projectFile = $this->createProjectFile(<<<'YAML'
+sources:
+  - required-missing.php
+YAML);
+
+        $this->expectException(TestError::class);
+        $this->expectExceptionMessage('Source file not exists: `required-missing.php`');
+
+        $this->invokeMethod('parseProjectYaml', $projectFile);
+    }
+
     public function testParseProjectYamlSupportsConditionalSourcesByPhpVersion(): void
     {
         $futureVersion = PHP_VERSION_ID + 10000;
diff --git a/src/Translator.php b/src/Translator.php
index db4cd0c9..861279a9 100644
--- a/src/Translator.php
+++ b/src/Translator.php
@@ -2230,7 +2230,10 @@ CODE;
             foreach ($ignore as $src) {
                 $realPath = $this->getAbsolutePath($src, $projectDir);
                 if (!$realPath) {
-                    $this->error('Source file not exists: `' . $src . '`');
+                    // Ignore entries describe optional exclusions. Projects often
+                    // share one configuration across dependency versions where an
+                    // excluded file or directory may not exist.
+                    continue;
                 }
                 $this->ignorePaths[] = $realPath;
             }
diff --git a/version.txt b/version.txt
index ba851d84..8b37c8cf 100644
--- a/version.txt
+++ b/version.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-1096
+1097
\ No newline at end of file