diff --git a/rules/TypeDeclaration/Rector/StmtsAwareInterface/DeclareStrictTypesRector.php b/rules/TypeDeclaration/Rector/StmtsAwareInterface/DeclareStrictTypesRector.php
index d26e7b3b438..472ad758a88 100644
--- a/rules/TypeDeclaration/Rector/StmtsAwareInterface/DeclareStrictTypesRector.php
+++ b/rules/TypeDeclaration/Rector/StmtsAwareInterface/DeclareStrictTypesRector.php
@@ -52,28 +52,28 @@ CODE_SAMPLE
         if ($newStmts === []) {
             return null;
         }
-        $stmt = \current($newStmts);
-        if ($stmt instanceof FileWithoutNamespace) {
-            $currentStmt = \current($stmt->stmts);
+        $rootStmt = \current($newStmts);
+        $stmt = $rootStmt;
+        if ($rootStmt instanceof FileWithoutNamespace) {
+            $currentStmt = \current($rootStmt->stmts);
             if (!$currentStmt instanceof Stmt) {
                 return null;
             }
-            $nodes = $stmt->stmts;
+            $nodes = $rootStmt->stmts;
             $stmt = $currentStmt;
         }
-        // when first stmt is Declare_, verify if there is strict_types definition already,
-        // as multiple declare is allowed, with declare(strict_types=1) only allowed on very first stmt
-        if ($stmt instanceof Declare_) {
-            foreach ($stmt->declares as $declare) {
-                if ($declare->key->toString() === 'strict_types') {
-                    return null;
-                }
-            }
+        if ($this->shouldSkip($stmt)) {
+            return null;
         }
         $declareDeclare = new DeclareDeclare(new Identifier('strict_types'), new LNumber(1));
         $strictTypesDeclare = new Declare_([$declareDeclare]);
         $rectorWithLineChange = new RectorWithLineChange(self::class, $stmt->getLine());
         $this->file->addRectorClassWithLine($rectorWithLineChange);
+        if ($rootStmt instanceof FileWithoutNamespace) {
+            /** @var Stmt[] $nodes */
+            $rootStmt->stmts = \array_merge([$strictTypesDeclare, new Nop()], $nodes);
+            return [$rootStmt];
+        }
         return \array_merge([$strictTypesDeclare, new Nop()], $nodes);
     }
     /**
@@ -91,4 +91,17 @@ CODE_SAMPLE
         // workaroudn, as Rector now only hooks to specific nodes, not arrays
         return null;
     }
+    private function shouldSkip(Stmt $stmt) : bool
+    {
+        // when first stmt is Declare_, verify if there is strict_types definition already,
+        // as multiple declare is allowed, with declare(strict_types=1) only allowed on very first stmt
+        if ($stmt instanceof Declare_) {
+            foreach ($stmt->declares as $declare) {
+                if ($declare->key->toString() === 'strict_types') {
+                    return \true;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        return \false;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/Application/VersionResolver.php b/src/Application/VersionResolver.php
index 137fe2c4420..3faebe360b2 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 = '2f74b02ef6c754c68abcdd246837583967e24678';
+    public const PACKAGE_VERSION = '7e7304b93cd03fda558ac8ebfbc682ffa4938fe0';
     /**
      * @api
      * @var string
      */
-    public const RELEASE_DATE = '2023-11-11 02:09:43';
+    public const RELEASE_DATE = '2023-11-11 04:52:41';
     /**
      * @var int
      */