diff --git a/src/Application/VersionResolver.php b/src/Application/VersionResolver.php
index 37dad1c4429..7aab85b2daf 100644
--- a/src/Application/VersionResolver.php
+++ b/src/Application/VersionResolver.php
@@ -19,12 +19,12 @@ final class VersionResolver
      * @api
      * @var string
      */
-    public const PACKAGE_VERSION = 'f347c7301fcfcb4cda2b61bb4b359ed01cee7070';
+    public const PACKAGE_VERSION = '2ccf2dedae865100f20bd8fb649625cabb0e4ed3';
     /**
      * @api
      * @var string
      */
-    public const RELEASE_DATE = '2024-02-16 20:05:42';
+    public const RELEASE_DATE = '2024-02-16 22:58:25';
     /**
      * @var int
      */
diff --git a/src/Configuration/RectorConfigBuilder.php b/src/Configuration/RectorConfigBuilder.php
index 5d2fc9dbcb5..9dfbe908f40 100644
--- a/src/Configuration/RectorConfigBuilder.php
+++ b/src/Configuration/RectorConfigBuilder.php
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ use Rector\Symfony\Set\SensiolabsSetList;
 use Rector\Symfony\Set\SymfonySetList;
 use Rector\ValueObject\PhpVersion;
 use RectorPrefix202402\Symfony\Component\Finder\Finder;
+use RectorPrefix202402\Webmozart\Assert\Assert;
 /**
  * @api
  */
@@ -251,6 +252,9 @@ final class RectorConfigBuilder
     }
     public function withSkipPath(string $skipPath) : self
     {
+        if (\strpos($skipPath, '*') === \false) {
+            Assert::fileExists($skipPath);
+        }
         return $this->withSkip([$skipPath]);
     }
     /**