diff --git a/backlog.tasks b/backlog.tasks
index 7182fc2..12f97cf 100644
--- a/backlog.tasks
+++ b/backlog.tasks
@@ -42,9 +42,9 @@ Setup:
     ✔ `npm run clean` only removes `dist`; add `coverage` (both are gitignored but bloat the working tree) @done
 ✔ Drop redundant `main`/`types` top-level fields @done
     ✔ `exports` is the source of truth; `main`/`types` are redundant (harmless, but publint/ATTW prefer `exports`) @done
-☐ Silence the knip `@runwisp/pubv` false positive
+✔ Silence the knip `@runwisp/pubv` false positive @done
     - `pubv` is a CLI invoked by `release.sh`, not imported, so knip flags it as an unused devDependency and advisory output stays permanently red
-    ☐ Add a knip `ignoreDependencies` entry
+    ✔ Add a knip `ignoreDependencies` entry @done
 ☐ Resolve sourcemap sources for consumers
     - `dist/*.map` `sources` are `../src/*.ts`, but `src` is not in `files`, so debuggers get missing sources
     ☐ Ship `src`, or disable `sourceMap`/`declarationMap` for the published artifact
diff --git a/knip.json b/knip.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..aeeffa9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/knip.json
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+{
+    "$schema": "./node_modules/knip/schema.json",
+    "ignoreDependencies": ["@runwisp/pubv"]
+}