diff --git a/rules/Php71/Rector/Assign/AssignArrayToStringRector.php b/rules/Php71/Rector/Assign/AssignArrayToStringRector.php
index ab81c53780d..3c02b01471b 100644
--- a/rules/Php71/Rector/Assign/AssignArrayToStringRector.php
+++ b/rules/Php71/Rector/Assign/AssignArrayToStringRector.php
@@ -180,10 +180,13 @@ CODE_SAMPLE
      */
     private function refactorAssign(Assign $assign, $node) : ?Assign
     {
+        if (!$assign->var instanceof Variable) {
+            return null;
+        }
         if (!$this->isEmptyString($assign->expr)) {
             return null;
         }
-        if (!$assign->var instanceof Variable) {
+        if ($this->nodeTypeResolver->getNativeType($assign->var)->isArray()->yes()) {
             return null;
         }
         $variableAssignArrayDimFetches = $this->findSameNamedVariableAssigns($assign->var, $node);
diff --git a/src/Application/VersionResolver.php b/src/Application/VersionResolver.php
index 782db7e73eb..20c6c154d2d 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 = 'f5a45a5aeb6e5e1264d546e55dbd8880046b36ce';
+    public const PACKAGE_VERSION = 'd754bec5f11ce2d37928901c6998e1cc62e6f20d';
     /**
      * @api
      * @var string
      */
-    public const RELEASE_DATE = '2024-02-22 14:09:52';
+    public const RELEASE_DATE = '2024-02-23 17:00:56';
     /**
      * @var int
      */