diff --git a/PSR12NeutronRuleset/NeutronRuleset.xml b/PSR12NeutronRuleset/NeutronRuleset.xml
index 76db53f..ddcff07 100644
--- a/PSR12NeutronRuleset/NeutronRuleset.xml
+++ b/PSR12NeutronRuleset/NeutronRuleset.xml
@@ -2,18 +2,6 @@
 <ruleset name="NeutronRuleset">
     <description>Neutron Ruleset.</description>
 
-    <rule ref="VariableAnalysis"/>
-
-    <!-- VariableAnalysis - customization -->
-    <rule ref="VariableAnalysis.CodeAnalysis.VariableAnalysis.UndefinedVariable">
-        <type>error</type>
-    </rule>
-    <rule ref="VariableAnalysis.CodeAnalysis.VariableAnalysis">
-        <properties>
-            <property name="allowUnusedCaughtExceptions" value="true"/>
-        </properties>
-    </rule>
-
     <!-- NeutronStandard - full set of rules -->
     <!-- Covered by Generic.Arrays.DisallowLongArraySyntax
     <rule ref="NeutronStandard.Arrays.DisallowLongformArray"/> -->
diff --git a/PSR12NeutronRuleset/ruleset.xml b/PSR12NeutronRuleset/ruleset.xml
index 5cb636b..b4161df 100644
--- a/PSR12NeutronRuleset/ruleset.xml
+++ b/PSR12NeutronRuleset/ruleset.xml
@@ -109,6 +109,19 @@
     </rule>
     -->
 
+    <rule ref="VariableAnalysis">
+        <!-- Covered by SlevomatCodingStandard.Variables.UnusedVariable -->
+        <exclude name="VariableAnalysis.CodeAnalysis.VariableAnalysis.UnusedVariable"/>
+    </rule>
+    <rule ref="VariableAnalysis.CodeAnalysis.VariableAnalysis.UndefinedVariable">
+        <type>error</type>
+    </rule>
+    <rule ref="VariableAnalysis.CodeAnalysis.VariableAnalysis">
+        <properties>
+            <property name="allowUnusedCaughtExceptions" value="true"/>
+        </properties>
+    </rule>
+
     <rule ref="./NeutronRuleset.xml">
         <exclude name="Generic.Classes.OpeningBraceSameLine"/>
         <exclude name="Generic.Formatting.SpaceAfterCast"/>
diff --git a/composer.json b/composer.json
index 3339f8d..0f52341 100644
--- a/composer.json
+++ b/composer.json
@@ -5,26 +5,28 @@
     "license": "MIT",
     "require": {
         "php": "^7.4 || ^8.0",
-        "squizlabs/php_codesniffer": "^3.8",
         "automattic/phpcs-neutron-ruleset": "^3.4",
+        "sirbrillig/phpcs-variable-analysis": "^2.0.1",
         "slevomat/coding-standard": "^8.0",
+        "squizlabs/php_codesniffer": "^3.8",
         "wp-coding-standards/wpcs": "3.1.0 as 2.3.0"
     },
+    "require-dev": {
+        "phpcompatibility/php-compatibility": "dev-develop as 10.0.0",
+        "phpcsstandards/phpcsdevcs": "^1.1"
+    },
     "suggest": {
         "dealerdirect/phpcodesniffer-composer-installer": "^1.0"
     },
+    "config": {
+        "allow-plugins": {
+            "dealerdirect/phpcodesniffer-composer-installer": true
+        },
+        "sort-packages": true
+    },
     "scripts": {
         "test:cs": "phpcs --standard=PHPCSDev PSR12NeutronRuleset/",
         "test:e2e": "phpcs --standard=PSR12NeutronRuleset/ruleset.xml tests/smoketest.php",
         "test:xml": "xmllint --noout --schema vendor/squizlabs/php_codesniffer/phpcs.xsd PSR12NeutronRuleset/ruleset.xml"
-    },
-    "require-dev": {
-        "phpcsstandards/phpcsdevcs": "^1.0",
-        "phpcompatibility/php-compatibility": "dev-develop as 10.0.0"
-    },
-    "config": {
-        "allow-plugins": {
-            "dealerdirect/phpcodesniffer-composer-installer": true
-        }
     }
 }