diff --git a/rules/Php81/Rector/FuncCall/NullToStrictStringFuncCallArgRector.php b/rules/Php81/Rector/FuncCall/NullToStrictStringFuncCallArgRector.php
index cb5ed8e0ae2..3d0ab397c3b 100644
--- a/rules/Php81/Rector/FuncCall/NullToStrictStringFuncCallArgRector.php
+++ b/rules/Php81/Rector/FuncCall/NullToStrictStringFuncCallArgRector.php
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ use PhpParser\Node\Expr\Cast\String_ as CastString_;
 use PhpParser\Node\Expr\ConstFetch;
 use PhpParser\Node\Expr\FuncCall;
 use PhpParser\Node\Expr\MethodCall;
-use PhpParser\Node\Expr\ShellExec;
 use PhpParser\Node\Identifier;
 use PhpParser\Node\Scalar\Encapsed;
 use PhpParser\Node\Scalar\String_;
@@ -161,9 +160,6 @@ CODE_SAMPLE
             return null;
         }
         $argValue = $args[$position]->value;
-        if ($argValue instanceof ShellExec) {
-            return null;
-        }
         if ($argValue instanceof ConstFetch && $this->valueResolver->isNull($argValue)) {
             $args[$position]->value = new String_('');
             $funcCall->args = $args;
diff --git a/src/Application/VersionResolver.php b/src/Application/VersionResolver.php
index f93fc0e5dd1..8524d4b6947 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 = 'b95ff29edfb93a3f6d0abc62a89b4a5362838f17';
+    public const PACKAGE_VERSION = '04e62d38cd1f1a0e01d8efc19b19b384cd8726e6';
     /**
      * @api
      * @var string
      */
-    public const RELEASE_DATE = '2024-02-28 01:28:59';
+    public const RELEASE_DATE = '2024-02-28 01:05:33';
     /**
      * @var int
      */