diff --git a/packages/vector_graphics_compiler/CHANGELOG.md b/packages/vector_graphics_compiler/CHANGELOG.md
index 578be6722575..aea39915b176 100644
--- a/packages/vector_graphics_compiler/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/packages/vector_graphics_compiler/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,11 @@
+## 1.3.0
+
+* An unrecognized `font-weight` value is now ignored with a warning (and still
+  throws when `warningsAsErrors` is set) instead of always throwing. This
+  preserves an inherited weight, or the initial normal weight at the root, and
+  lets the compiler tolerate non-standard values such as `regular` emitted by
+  some SVG generators.
+
 ## 1.2.6
 
 * Fixes `linux-arm64` host support by selecting the Flutter engine
diff --git a/packages/vector_graphics_compiler/lib/src/svg/parser.dart b/packages/vector_graphics_compiler/lib/src/svg/parser.dart
index cbf90242b236..99f07f81e359 100644
--- a/packages/vector_graphics_compiler/lib/src/svg/parser.dart
+++ b/packages/vector_graphics_compiler/lib/src/svg/parser.dart
@@ -1295,6 +1295,10 @@ class SvgParser {
   }
 
   /// Parse the raw font weight string.
+  ///
+  /// An unrecognized value is ignored with a warning so that inheritance can
+  /// determine the effective weight, or throws a [StateError] when warnings are
+  /// treated as errors.
   FontWeight? parseFontWeight(String? fontWeight) {
     if (fontWeight == null) {
       return null;
@@ -1325,7 +1329,12 @@ class SvgParser {
         return FontWeight.w900;
     }
 
-    throw StateError('Invalid "font-weight": $fontWeight');
+    final errorMessage = 'Invalid "font-weight": $fontWeight';
+    if (_warningsAsErrors) {
+      throw StateError(errorMessage);
+    }
+    print('Warning: $errorMessage. Ignoring invalid value.');
+    return null;
   }
 
   /// Converts a SVG Color String (either a # prefixed color string or a named color) to a [Color].
diff --git a/packages/vector_graphics_compiler/pubspec.yaml b/packages/vector_graphics_compiler/pubspec.yaml
index db216b088853..d841e67afdf6 100644
--- a/packages/vector_graphics_compiler/pubspec.yaml
+++ b/packages/vector_graphics_compiler/pubspec.yaml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ name: vector_graphics_compiler
 description: A compiler to convert SVGs to the binary format used by `package:vector_graphics`.
 repository: https://github.com/flutter/packages/tree/main/packages/vector_graphics_compiler
 issue_tracker: https://github.com/flutter/flutter/issues?q=is%3Aissue+is%3Aopen+label%3A%22p%3A+vector_graphics%22
-version: 1.2.6
+version: 1.3.0
 
 executables:
   vector_graphics_compiler:
diff --git a/packages/vector_graphics_compiler/test/parser_test.dart b/packages/vector_graphics_compiler/test/parser_test.dart
index c0b04d07f9a1..770035269be5 100644
--- a/packages/vector_graphics_compiler/test/parser_test.dart
+++ b/packages/vector_graphics_compiler/test/parser_test.dart
@@ -414,6 +414,45 @@ ${[for (var i = 2; i <= 30; i++) '    <pattern id="lvl$i" width="10" height="10"
     ]);
   });
 
+  test('Non-standard root font-weight="regular" uses initial weight', () {
+    final VectorInstructions instructions = parseWithoutOptimizers('''
+<svg viewBox="0 0 100 100" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg">
+  <text x="10" y="20" font-size="12" font-weight="regular">Regular text</text>
+</svg>''');
+
+    expect(instructions.text.single.fontWeight, FontWeight.w400);
+  });
+
+  test('Unrecognized root font-weight uses initial weight', () {
+    final VectorInstructions instructions = parseWithoutOptimizers('''
+<svg viewBox="0 0 100 100" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg">
+  <text x="10" y="20" font-size="12" font-weight="wobbly">Some text</text>
+</svg>''');
+
+    expect(instructions.text.single.fontWeight, FontWeight.w400);
+  });
+
+  test('Unrecognized font-weight preserves inherited weight', () {
+    final VectorInstructions instructions = parseWithoutOptimizers('''
+<svg viewBox="0 0 100 100" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg">
+  <g font-weight="bold">
+    <text x="10" y="20" font-size="12" font-weight="wobbly">Some text</text>
+  </g>
+</svg>''');
+
+    expect(instructions.text.single.fontWeight, FontWeight.w700);
+  });
+
+  test('Unrecognized font-weight throws when warnings are errors', () {
+    expect(
+      () => parseWithoutOptimizers('''
+<svg viewBox="0 0 100 100" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg">
+  <text x="10" y="20" font-size="12" font-weight="wobbly">Some text</text>
+</svg>''', warningsAsErrors: true),
+      throwsStateError,
+    );
+  });
+
   test('Fill rule inheritence', () {
     final VectorInstructions instructions = parseWithoutOptimizers(inheritFillRule);