diff --git a/rules/TypeDeclaration/PHPStan/ObjectTypeSpecifier.php b/rules/TypeDeclaration/PHPStan/ObjectTypeSpecifier.php
index 3c865a489ef..d06621b47bc 100644
--- a/rules/TypeDeclaration/PHPStan/ObjectTypeSpecifier.php
+++ b/rules/TypeDeclaration/PHPStan/ObjectTypeSpecifier.php
@@ -52,6 +52,10 @@ final class ObjectTypeSpecifier
      */
     public function narrowToFullyQualifiedOrAliasedObjectType(Node $node, ObjectType $objectType, ?\PHPStan\Analyser\Scope $scope, bool $withPreslash = \false)
     {
+        $className = \ltrim($objectType->getClassName(), '\\');
+        if (\strncmp($objectType->getClassName(), '\\', \strlen('\\')) === 0) {
+            return new FullyQualifiedObjectType($className);
+        }
         $uses = $this->useImportsResolver->resolve();
         $aliasedObjectType = $this->matchAliasedObjectType($objectType, $uses);
         if ($aliasedObjectType instanceof AliasedObjectType) {
@@ -61,10 +65,6 @@ final class ObjectTypeSpecifier
         if ($shortenedObjectType !== null) {
             return $shortenedObjectType;
         }
-        $className = \ltrim($objectType->getClassName(), '\\');
-        if (\strncmp($objectType->getClassName(), '\\', \strlen('\\')) === 0) {
-            return new FullyQualifiedObjectType($className);
-        }
         if ($this->reflectionProvider->hasClass($className)) {
             return new FullyQualifiedObjectType($className);
         }
diff --git a/src/Application/VersionResolver.php b/src/Application/VersionResolver.php
index 5586d7d5cb2..4b455b69753 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 = '4b18c82b21ad76410037090b0bf4c019fa983f08';
+    public const PACKAGE_VERSION = 'b833a753cc1d999fe0e832367a83d48311e378b4';
     /**
      * @api
      * @var string
      */
-    public const RELEASE_DATE = '2025-01-06 16:24:17';
+    public const RELEASE_DATE = '2025-01-07 01:04:32';
     /**
      * @var int
      */