diff --git a/rules/DeadCode/Rector/If_/RemoveDeadInstanceOfRector.php b/rules/DeadCode/Rector/If_/RemoveDeadInstanceOfRector.php
index 67231692cf52..145caa986f64 100644
--- a/rules/DeadCode/Rector/If_/RemoveDeadInstanceOfRector.php
+++ b/rules/DeadCode/Rector/If_/RemoveDeadInstanceOfRector.php
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
 declare (strict_types=1);
 namespace Rector\DeadCode\Rector\If_;
 
+use PhpParser\Node\Expr\Assign;
+use PhpParser\Node\Stmt\Expression;
 use PhpParser\Node;
 use PhpParser\Node\Expr;
 use PhpParser\Node\Expr\BooleanNot;
@@ -98,6 +100,10 @@ private function refactorStmtAndInstanceof(If_ $if, Instanceof_ $instanceof)
         if ($this->shouldSkipFromNotTypedParam($instanceof)) {
             return null;
         }
+        if ($instanceof->expr instanceof Assign) {
+            $assignExpression = new Expression($instanceof->expr);
+            return \array_merge([$assignExpression], $if->stmts);
+        }
         if ($if->cond !== $instanceof) {
             return NodeTraverser::REMOVE_NODE;
         }
diff --git a/src/Application/VersionResolver.php b/src/Application/VersionResolver.php
index 992980d98c56..6585149445f3 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 = '026398c9e1078cb3ac5cac41767b620872166859';
+    public const PACKAGE_VERSION = '8e6d46a58fff8e6bd5276b9ae473bfb91460b487';
     /**
      * @api
      * @var string
      */
-    public const RELEASE_DATE = '2023-12-03 20:08:03';
+    public const RELEASE_DATE = '2023-12-03 20:10:35';
     /**
      * @var int
      */