diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 1498fe8..03d6993 100755
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ jobs:
         run: composer install --prefer-dist --no-progress
 
       - name: Run PHPCS
-        run: vendor/bin/phpcs --standard=.phpcs.xml.dist --runtime-set ignore_warnings_on_exit 1
+        run: vendor/bin/phpcs --standard=.phpcs.xml.dist
 
   # ── PHPUnit Tests ────────────────────────────────────────────────
   phpunit:
diff --git a/.phpcs.xml.dist b/.phpcs.xml.dist
index 1483c4c..dbba47a 100755
--- a/.phpcs.xml.dist
+++ b/.phpcs.xml.dist
@@ -87,4 +87,7 @@
 
     <!-- Minimum WP version supported -->
     <config name="minimum_wp_version" value="5.8"/>
+    <!-- Warnings are informational — do not fail CI on warnings-only runs -->
+    <config name="ignore_warnings_on_exit" value="1"/>
+
 </ruleset>