diff --git a/src/Application/VersionResolver.php b/src/Application/VersionResolver.php
index 31bb7c363ea..e1f158a2c28 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 = '8a49d9de4b568e4d074d1785acc31db8f085c72b';
+    public const PACKAGE_VERSION = 'df255c0db4dbfce78ad3fc5bbdb9997490c2ec6d';
     /**
      * @api
      * @var string
      */
-    public const RELEASE_DATE = '2024-12-20 21:02:21';
+    public const RELEASE_DATE = '2024-12-20 14:23:58';
     /**
      * @var int
      */
diff --git a/src/NodeTypeResolver/PHPStan/Scope/NodeVisitor/ByRefReturnNodeVisitor.php b/src/NodeTypeResolver/PHPStan/Scope/NodeVisitor/ByRefReturnNodeVisitor.php
index 69e69ecd0b4..e47fdfc074e 100644
--- a/src/NodeTypeResolver/PHPStan/Scope/NodeVisitor/ByRefReturnNodeVisitor.php
+++ b/src/NodeTypeResolver/PHPStan/Scope/NodeVisitor/ByRefReturnNodeVisitor.php
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ use PhpParser\Node;
 use PhpParser\Node\FunctionLike;
 use PhpParser\Node\Stmt;
 use PhpParser\Node\Stmt\Return_;
+use PhpParser\Node\Stmt\Switch_;
 use PhpParser\NodeVisitorAbstract;
 use Rector\Contract\PhpParser\Node\StmtsAwareInterface;
 use Rector\NodeTypeResolver\Node\AttributeKey;
@@ -41,6 +42,12 @@ final class ByRefReturnNodeVisitor extends NodeVisitorAbstract implements ScopeR
                 $this->setByRefAttribute($stmt->stmts);
                 continue;
             }
+            if ($stmt instanceof Switch_) {
+                foreach ($stmt->cases as $case) {
+                    $this->setByRefAttribute($case->stmts);
+                }
+                continue;
+            }
             if ($stmt instanceof Return_) {
                 $stmt->setAttribute(AttributeKey::IS_BYREF_RETURN, \true);
             }