diff --git a/composer.json b/composer.json
index 3eaca32401e..879870963e8 100644
--- a/composer.json
+++ b/composer.json
@@ -48,12 +48,11 @@
         "phpstan/phpstan-phpunit": "^2.0",
         "phpstan/phpstan-webmozart-assert": "^2.0",
         "phpunit/phpunit": "^13.3",
-        "rector/jack": "^1.1",
-        "rector/swiss-knife": "^2.6",
+        "rector/swiss-knife": "^2.7",
         "shipmonk/composer-dependency-analyser": "^1.8",
         "symfony/process": "^8.1",
         "symplify/easy-coding-standard": "^13.2.13",
-        "symplify/phpstan-rules": "^14.13",
+        "symplify/phpstan-rules": "^14.18",
         "tomasvotruba/class-leak": "^2.1",
         "tomasvotruba/fast-unit": "^0.1",
         "tomasvotruba/type-coverage": "^2.3.6",
diff --git a/phpstan.neon b/phpstan.neon
index 0081acb6394..db3e0962757 100644
--- a/phpstan.neon
+++ b/phpstan.neon
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ rules:
 parameters:
     level: 8
 
-    reportUnmatchedIgnoredErrors: false
+    # reportUnmatchedIgnoredErrors: false
     errorFormat: symplify
 
     # see https://phpstan.org/writing-php-code/phpdoc-types#global-type-aliases
@@ -45,6 +45,13 @@ parameters:
     # see https://github.com/symplify/phpstan-rules
     symplify:
         pathStrings: true
+        naming: true
+        complexity: true
+        configurable: true
+        static: true
+        phpunit: true
+        mocks: true
+        ctor: true
 
     # see https://github.com/TomasVotruba/type-coverage
     type_coverage:
@@ -339,15 +346,8 @@ parameters:
         -
             identifier: symplify.noDynamicName
             message: '#Use explicit names over dynamic ones#'
-            paths:
-                - src/CustomRules/SimpleNodeDumper.php
-                - src/PhpDocParser/PhpDocParser/PhpDocNodeTraverser.php
-
-        # copied from /vendor, to keep as original as possible
-        -
-            identifier: symplify.noDynamicName
-            path: src/PhpParser/NodeTraverser/RectorNodeTraverser.php
 
+        # reference params in legacy/perf code, kept as original
         -
             identifier: symplify.noReference
             message: '#Use explicit return value over magic &reference#'
@@ -356,10 +356,14 @@ parameters:
                 - rules/Php70/EregToPcreTransformer.php
                 - src/BetterPhpDocParser/PhpDocManipulator/PhpDocClassRenamer.php
                 - src/NodeTypeResolver/PHPStan/Type/TypeFactory.php
+                - rules/CodeQuality/Rector/Class_/InnerFunctionToPrivateMethodRector.php
+                - rules/CodeQuality/NodeAnalyzer/VariableDimFetchAssignResolver.php
 
         -
-            identifier: symplify.noReference
-            message: '#Use explicit return value over magic &reference#'
+            identifier: symplify.noNullableServiceInConstructor
+            path: src/NodeTypeResolver/PHPStan/ObjectWithoutClassTypeWithParentTypes.php
+
+        - identifier: symplify.commandHasAsCommandAttribute
 
         # fixture Rector rules
         -
@@ -376,19 +380,3 @@ parameters:
         -
             identifier: varTag.nativeType
             path: src/BetterPhpDocParser/PhpDocParser/StaticDoctrineAnnotationParser.php
-
-
-        -
-            identifier: symplify.noNullableServiceInConstructor
-            paths:
-                - src/NodeTypeResolver/PHPStan/ObjectWithoutClassTypeWithParentTypes.php
-
-        - identifier: symplify.commandHasAsCommandAttribute
-          paths:
-                - src/Console/Command/ValidateConfigCommand.php
-                - src/Console/Command/WorkerCommand.php
-                - src/Console/Command/ProcessCommand.php
-                - src/Console/Command/ListRulesCommand.php
-                - src/Console/Command/CustomRuleCommand.php
-                - src/Console/Command/ComposerBasedCommand.php
-                - src/Console/Command/SetupCICommand.php
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/rules/CodeQuality/Rector/Expression/InlineIfToExplicitIfRector.php b/rules/CodeQuality/Rector/Expression/InlineIfToExplicitIfRector.php
index eabaf9b59b3..0915c20d9c0 100644
--- a/rules/CodeQuality/Rector/Expression/InlineIfToExplicitIfRector.php
+++ b/rules/CodeQuality/Rector/Expression/InlineIfToExplicitIfRector.php
@@ -121,8 +121,7 @@ private function processExplicitIf(Expression $expression): ?Node
 
     private function isSameLocalMethodCallChain(BooleanAnd|BooleanOr $booleanExpr): bool
     {
-        $leaves = [];
-        $this->collectOperands($booleanExpr, $leaves);
+        $leaves = $this->collectOperands($booleanExpr);
 
         $firstMethodCall = null;
         foreach ($leaves as $leaf) {
@@ -148,16 +147,14 @@ private function isSameLocalMethodCallChain(BooleanAnd|BooleanOr $booleanExpr):
     }
 
     /**
-     * @param Expr[] $leaves
+     * @return Expr[]
      */
-    private function collectOperands(Expr $expr, array &$leaves): void
+    private function collectOperands(Expr $expr): array
     {
         if ($expr instanceof BooleanAnd || $expr instanceof BooleanOr) {
-            $this->collectOperands($expr->left, $leaves);
-            $this->collectOperands($expr->right, $leaves);
-            return;
+            return array_merge($this->collectOperands($expr->left), $this->collectOperands($expr->right));
         }
 
-        $leaves[] = $expr;
+        return [$expr];
     }
 }
diff --git a/rules/DeadCode/Rector/Assign/RemoveUnusedVariableAssignRector.php b/rules/DeadCode/Rector/Assign/RemoveUnusedVariableAssignRector.php
index c6f056461da..d9bb3477202 100644
--- a/rules/DeadCode/Rector/Assign/RemoveUnusedVariableAssignRector.php
+++ b/rules/DeadCode/Rector/Assign/RemoveUnusedVariableAssignRector.php
@@ -211,14 +211,15 @@ private function shouldSkip(array $stmts): bool
     }
 
     /**
-     * @param string[] $refVariableNames
+     * @return string[]
      */
-    private function collectAssignRefVariableNames(Stmt $stmt, array &$refVariableNames): void
+    private function collectAssignRefVariableNames(Stmt $stmt): array
     {
         if (! NodeGroup::isStmtAwareNode($stmt)) {
-            return;
+            return [];
         }
 
+        $refVariableNames = [];
         $this->traverseNodesWithCallable($stmt, function (Node $subNode) use (&$refVariableNames): Node {
             if ($subNode instanceof AssignRef && $subNode->var instanceof Variable) {
                 $refVariableNames[] = (string) $this->getName($subNode->var);
@@ -226,6 +227,8 @@ private function collectAssignRefVariableNames(Stmt $stmt, array &$refVariableNa
 
             return $subNode;
         });
+
+        return $refVariableNames;
     }
 
     /**
@@ -239,7 +242,7 @@ private function resolvedAssignedVariablesByStmtPosition(array $stmts): array
 
         foreach ($stmts as $key => $stmt) {
             if (! $stmt instanceof Expression) {
-                $this->collectAssignRefVariableNames($stmt, $refVariableNames);
+                $refVariableNames = array_merge($refVariableNames, $this->collectAssignRefVariableNames($stmt));
                 continue;
             }