diff --git a/rules/DeadCode/PhpDoc/DeadReturnTagValueNodeAnalyzer.php b/rules/DeadCode/PhpDoc/DeadReturnTagValueNodeAnalyzer.php
index 8051fcd209f..06edecc1d86 100644
--- a/rules/DeadCode/PhpDoc/DeadReturnTagValueNodeAnalyzer.php
+++ b/rules/DeadCode/PhpDoc/DeadReturnTagValueNodeAnalyzer.php
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ final class DeadReturnTagValueNodeAnalyzer
         }
         // in case of void, there is no added value in @return tag
         if ($returnType instanceof Identifier && $returnType->toString() === 'void') {
-            return \true;
+            return !$returnTagValueNode->type instanceof IdentifierTypeNode || (string) $returnTagValueNode->type !== 'never';
         }
         if (!$this->typeComparator->arePhpParserAndPhpStanPhpDocTypesEqual($returnType, $returnTagValueNode->type, $classMethod)) {
             return $returnTagValueNode->type instanceof IdentifierTypeNode && (string) $returnTagValueNode->type === 'void';
diff --git a/src/Application/VersionResolver.php b/src/Application/VersionResolver.php
index 6585149445f..9cb057d631a 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 = '8e6d46a58fff8e6bd5276b9ae473bfb91460b487';
+    public const PACKAGE_VERSION = '41729c25cb33ec5219433d5e101d6d54ed4045a2';
     /**
      * @api
      * @var string
      */
-    public const RELEASE_DATE = '2023-12-03 20:10:35';
+    public const RELEASE_DATE = '2023-12-04 08:54:10';
     /**
      * @var int
      */