diff --git a/rules/DeadCode/Rector/Node/RemoveNonExistingVarAnnotationRector.php b/rules/DeadCode/Rector/Node/RemoveNonExistingVarAnnotationRector.php
index 9d5b1fdd0e8..8f93d62a4ad 100644
--- a/rules/DeadCode/Rector/Node/RemoveNonExistingVarAnnotationRector.php
+++ b/rules/DeadCode/Rector/Node/RemoveNonExistingVarAnnotationRector.php
@@ -147,6 +147,9 @@ public function refactor(Node $node) : ?Node
                 // skip edge case with double comment, as impossible to resolve by PHPStan doc parser
                 continue;
             }
+            if ($this->stmtsManipulator->isVariableUsedInNextStmt($node, $key + 1, $variableName)) {
+                continue;
+            }
             $phpDocInfo->removeByType(VarTagValueNode::class);
             $this->docBlockUpdater->updateRefactoredNodeWithPhpDocInfo($stmt);
             $hasChanged = \true;
diff --git a/src/Application/VersionResolver.php b/src/Application/VersionResolver.php
index a53e311fbd3..df3b96a6e4b 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 = 'b88e910957a85adafd6fb75fbe50991b9ec871d1';
+    public const PACKAGE_VERSION = 'c0c7502f55a3884f67a5885ed05ae2443ff53802';
     /**
      * @api
      * @var string
      */
-    public const RELEASE_DATE = '2024-10-02 16:56:58';
+    public const RELEASE_DATE = '2024-10-03 10:18:39';
     /**
      * @var int
      */