diff --git a/rules/DeadCode/Rector/Assign/RemoveUnusedVariableAssignRector.php b/rules/DeadCode/Rector/Assign/RemoveUnusedVariableAssignRector.php
index 730d41fa6ef..14901b192b1 100644
--- a/rules/DeadCode/Rector/Assign/RemoveUnusedVariableAssignRector.php
+++ b/rules/DeadCode/Rector/Assign/RemoveUnusedVariableAssignRector.php
@@ -112,7 +112,9 @@ CODE_SAMPLE
             if ($this->hasCallLikeInAssignExpr($assign, $scope)) {
                 // clean safely
                 $cleanAssignedExpr = $this->cleanCastedExpr($assign->expr);
-                $node->stmts[$stmtPosition] = new Expression($cleanAssignedExpr);
+                $newExpression = new Expression($cleanAssignedExpr);
+                $this->mirrorComments($newExpression, $currentStmt);
+                $node->stmts[$stmtPosition] = $newExpression;
             } else {
                 unset($node->stmts[$stmtPosition]);
             }
diff --git a/src/Application/VersionResolver.php b/src/Application/VersionResolver.php
index 397f105add7..366ad2cbe2d 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 = '3e505e5d39a709a67f2400dc647a48a697b0baf1';
+    public const PACKAGE_VERSION = 'f2c8967abf004558bf92c86840d57eb7f0221f9c';
     /**
      * @api
      * @var string
      */
-    public const RELEASE_DATE = '2023-10-23 21:36:58';
+    public const RELEASE_DATE = '2023-10-24 13:17:32';
     /**
      * @var int
      */