diff --git a/phpcs.xml.dist b/phpcs.xml.dist
index 16ad499..f9ede44 100644
--- a/phpcs.xml.dist
+++ b/phpcs.xml.dist
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
 	</rule>
 
 	<!-- Exclude third-party dependencies -->
-	<exclude-pattern>inc/updater/*</exclude-pattern>
+	<exclude-pattern>inc/updater/class-lite\.php</exclude-pattern>
 
 	<!-- Exclude language files -->
 	<exclude-pattern>languages/*</exclude-pattern>