diff --git a/rules/EarlyReturn/NodeAnalyzer/IfAndAnalyzer.php b/rules/EarlyReturn/NodeAnalyzer/IfAndAnalyzer.php
index f7785b12a02..5be20fb06d3 100644
--- a/rules/EarlyReturn/NodeAnalyzer/IfAndAnalyzer.php
+++ b/rules/EarlyReturn/NodeAnalyzer/IfAndAnalyzer.php
@@ -43,12 +43,7 @@ final class IfAndAnalyzer
         }
         $ifExprs = $this->betterNodeFinder->findInstanceOf($if->stmts, Expr::class);
         return (bool) $this->betterNodeFinder->findFirst($return->expr, function (Node $node) use($ifExprs) : bool {
-            foreach ($ifExprs as $ifExpr) {
-                if ($this->nodeComparator->areNodesEqual($node, $ifExpr)) {
-                    return \true;
-                }
-            }
-            return \false;
+            return $this->nodeComparator->isNodeEqual($node, $ifExprs);
         });
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/Application/VersionResolver.php b/src/Application/VersionResolver.php
index ae8004e7c90..1ed12c9f8c8 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 = '2adeacc410de9304137574d2e80cf97c9f67dfa5';
+    public const PACKAGE_VERSION = '8ade0b9e46aff3e6f755a9561579cdc0c9eb9b0e';
     /**
      * @api
      * @var string
      */
-    public const RELEASE_DATE = '2024-03-11 09:10:24';
+    public const RELEASE_DATE = '2024-03-11 09:21:31';
     /**
      * @var int
      */