diff --git a/rules/CodeQuality/Rector/If_/SimplifyIfElseToTernaryRector.php b/rules/CodeQuality/Rector/If_/SimplifyIfElseToTernaryRector.php
index a930f189cd4..9692ec890b2 100644
--- a/rules/CodeQuality/Rector/If_/SimplifyIfElseToTernaryRector.php
+++ b/rules/CodeQuality/Rector/If_/SimplifyIfElseToTernaryRector.php
@@ -145,6 +145,9 @@ CODE_SAMPLE
         if (!$stmt instanceof Expression) {
             return null;
         }
+        if ($stmt->getComments() !== []) {
+            return null;
+        }
         $stmtExpr = $stmt->expr;
         if (!$stmtExpr instanceof Assign) {
             return null;
diff --git a/src/Application/VersionResolver.php b/src/Application/VersionResolver.php
index 8ae422f5bfa..f4703d45017 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 = '1576a7b330ae4537198474d987a99e78153acc6b';
+    public const PACKAGE_VERSION = '5ec9708c2941e02774382a1b8be54f6da9ddcb13';
     /**
      * @api
      * @var string
      */
-    public const RELEASE_DATE = '2025-01-19 18:10:55';
+    public const RELEASE_DATE = '2025-01-20 11:07:16';
     /**
      * @var int
      */