diff --git a/rules/DeadCode/PhpDoc/DeadParamTagValueNodeAnalyzer.php b/rules/DeadCode/PhpDoc/DeadParamTagValueNodeAnalyzer.php
index 099cd4bde912..1f9351ce52f1 100644
--- a/rules/DeadCode/PhpDoc/DeadParamTagValueNodeAnalyzer.php
+++ b/rules/DeadCode/PhpDoc/DeadParamTagValueNodeAnalyzer.php
@@ -8,10 +8,10 @@
 use PhpParser\Node\Param;
 use PHPStan\PhpDocParser\Ast\PhpDoc\ParamTagValueNode;
 use PHPStan\PhpDocParser\Ast\Type\IdentifierTypeNode;
-use PHPStan\Type\Generic\TemplateType;
 use Rector\BetterPhpDocParser\PhpDocManipulator\PhpDocTypeChanger;
 use Rector\BetterPhpDocParser\ValueObject\Type\BracketsAwareUnionTypeNode;
 use Rector\DeadCode\PhpDoc\Guard\StandaloneTypeRemovalGuard;
+use Rector\DeadCode\PhpDoc\Guard\TemplateTypeRemovalGuard;
 use Rector\DeadCode\TypeNodeAnalyzer\GenericTypeNodeAnalyzer;
 use Rector\DeadCode\TypeNodeAnalyzer\MixedArrayTypeNodeAnalyzer;
 use Rector\NodeNameResolver\NodeNameResolver;
@@ -60,7 +60,12 @@ final class DeadParamTagValueNodeAnalyzer
      * @var \Rector\StaticTypeMapper\StaticTypeMapper
      */
     private $staticTypeMapper;
-    public function __construct(NodeNameResolver $nodeNameResolver, TypeComparator $typeComparator, GenericTypeNodeAnalyzer $genericTypeNodeAnalyzer, MixedArrayTypeNodeAnalyzer $mixedArrayTypeNodeAnalyzer, ParamAnalyzer $paramAnalyzer, PhpDocTypeChanger $phpDocTypeChanger, StandaloneTypeRemovalGuard $standaloneTypeRemovalGuard, StaticTypeMapper $staticTypeMapper)
+    /**
+     * @readonly
+     * @var \Rector\DeadCode\PhpDoc\Guard\TemplateTypeRemovalGuard
+     */
+    private $templateTypeRemovalGuard;
+    public function __construct(NodeNameResolver $nodeNameResolver, TypeComparator $typeComparator, GenericTypeNodeAnalyzer $genericTypeNodeAnalyzer, MixedArrayTypeNodeAnalyzer $mixedArrayTypeNodeAnalyzer, ParamAnalyzer $paramAnalyzer, PhpDocTypeChanger $phpDocTypeChanger, StandaloneTypeRemovalGuard $standaloneTypeRemovalGuard, StaticTypeMapper $staticTypeMapper, TemplateTypeRemovalGuard $templateTypeRemovalGuard)
     {
         $this->nodeNameResolver = $nodeNameResolver;
         $this->typeComparator = $typeComparator;
@@ -70,6 +75,7 @@ public function __construct(NodeNameResolver $nodeNameResolver, TypeComparator $
         $this->phpDocTypeChanger = $phpDocTypeChanger;
         $this->standaloneTypeRemovalGuard = $standaloneTypeRemovalGuard;
         $this->staticTypeMapper = $staticTypeMapper;
+        $this->templateTypeRemovalGuard = $templateTypeRemovalGuard;
     }
     public function isDead(ParamTagValueNode $paramTagValueNode, FunctionLike $functionLike) : bool
     {
@@ -84,7 +90,7 @@ public function isDead(ParamTagValueNode $paramTagValueNode, FunctionLike $funct
             return \false;
         }
         $docType = $this->staticTypeMapper->mapPHPStanPhpDocTypeNodeToPHPStanType($paramTagValueNode->type, $functionLike);
-        if ($docType instanceof TemplateType) {
+        if (!$this->templateTypeRemovalGuard->isLegal($docType)) {
             return \false;
         }
         if ($param->type instanceof Name && $this->nodeNameResolver->isName($param->type, 'object')) {
diff --git a/rules/DeadCode/PhpDoc/DeadReturnTagValueNodeAnalyzer.php b/rules/DeadCode/PhpDoc/DeadReturnTagValueNodeAnalyzer.php
index 13f7182bca9f..020e610236a2 100644
--- a/rules/DeadCode/PhpDoc/DeadReturnTagValueNodeAnalyzer.php
+++ b/rules/DeadCode/PhpDoc/DeadReturnTagValueNodeAnalyzer.php
@@ -11,12 +11,12 @@
 use PHPStan\PhpDocParser\Ast\PhpDoc\ReturnTagValueNode;
 use PHPStan\PhpDocParser\Ast\Type\IdentifierTypeNode;
 use PHPStan\PhpDocParser\Ast\Type\ThisTypeNode;
-use PHPStan\Type\Generic\TemplateType;
 use PHPStan\Type\TypeCombinator;
 use PHPStan\Type\UnionType;
 use Rector\BetterPhpDocParser\PhpDocManipulator\PhpDocTypeChanger;
 use Rector\BetterPhpDocParser\ValueObject\Type\BracketsAwareUnionTypeNode;
 use Rector\DeadCode\PhpDoc\Guard\StandaloneTypeRemovalGuard;
+use Rector\DeadCode\PhpDoc\Guard\TemplateTypeRemovalGuard;
 use Rector\DeadCode\TypeNodeAnalyzer\GenericTypeNodeAnalyzer;
 use Rector\DeadCode\TypeNodeAnalyzer\MixedArrayTypeNodeAnalyzer;
 use Rector\NodeTypeResolver\Node\AttributeKey;
@@ -54,7 +54,12 @@ final class DeadReturnTagValueNodeAnalyzer
      * @var \Rector\StaticTypeMapper\StaticTypeMapper
      */
     private $staticTypeMapper;
-    public function __construct(TypeComparator $typeComparator, GenericTypeNodeAnalyzer $genericTypeNodeAnalyzer, MixedArrayTypeNodeAnalyzer $mixedArrayTypeNodeAnalyzer, StandaloneTypeRemovalGuard $standaloneTypeRemovalGuard, PhpDocTypeChanger $phpDocTypeChanger, StaticTypeMapper $staticTypeMapper)
+    /**
+     * @readonly
+     * @var \Rector\DeadCode\PhpDoc\Guard\TemplateTypeRemovalGuard
+     */
+    private $templateTypeRemovalGuard;
+    public function __construct(TypeComparator $typeComparator, GenericTypeNodeAnalyzer $genericTypeNodeAnalyzer, MixedArrayTypeNodeAnalyzer $mixedArrayTypeNodeAnalyzer, StandaloneTypeRemovalGuard $standaloneTypeRemovalGuard, PhpDocTypeChanger $phpDocTypeChanger, StaticTypeMapper $staticTypeMapper, TemplateTypeRemovalGuard $templateTypeRemovalGuard)
     {
         $this->typeComparator = $typeComparator;
         $this->genericTypeNodeAnalyzer = $genericTypeNodeAnalyzer;
@@ -62,6 +67,7 @@ public function __construct(TypeComparator $typeComparator, GenericTypeNodeAnaly
         $this->standaloneTypeRemovalGuard = $standaloneTypeRemovalGuard;
         $this->phpDocTypeChanger = $phpDocTypeChanger;
         $this->staticTypeMapper = $staticTypeMapper;
+        $this->templateTypeRemovalGuard = $templateTypeRemovalGuard;
     }
     /**
      * @param \PhpParser\Node\Stmt\ClassMethod|\PhpParser\Node\Stmt\Function_ $functionLike
@@ -76,7 +82,7 @@ public function isDead(ReturnTagValueNode $returnTagValueNode, $functionLike) :
             return \false;
         }
         $docType = $this->staticTypeMapper->mapPHPStanPhpDocTypeNodeToPHPStanType($returnTagValueNode->type, $functionLike);
-        if ($docType instanceof TemplateType) {
+        if (!$this->templateTypeRemovalGuard->isLegal($docType)) {
             return \false;
         }
         $scope = $functionLike->getAttribute(AttributeKey::SCOPE);
diff --git a/rules/DeadCode/PhpDoc/DeadVarTagValueNodeAnalyzer.php b/rules/DeadCode/PhpDoc/DeadVarTagValueNodeAnalyzer.php
index b0c240350745..e2f953d6b977 100644
--- a/rules/DeadCode/PhpDoc/DeadVarTagValueNodeAnalyzer.php
+++ b/rules/DeadCode/PhpDoc/DeadVarTagValueNodeAnalyzer.php
@@ -5,11 +5,11 @@
 
 use PhpParser\Node\Stmt\Property;
 use PHPStan\PhpDocParser\Ast\PhpDoc\VarTagValueNode;
-use PHPStan\Type\Generic\TemplateType;
 use PHPStan\Type\IntersectionType;
 use PHPStan\Type\ObjectType;
 use PHPStan\Type\TypeCombinator;
 use PHPStan\Type\UnionType;
+use Rector\DeadCode\PhpDoc\Guard\TemplateTypeRemovalGuard;
 use Rector\NodeTypeResolver\TypeComparator\TypeComparator;
 use Rector\StaticTypeMapper\StaticTypeMapper;
 final class DeadVarTagValueNodeAnalyzer
@@ -24,10 +24,16 @@ final class DeadVarTagValueNodeAnalyzer
      * @var \Rector\StaticTypeMapper\StaticTypeMapper
      */
     private $staticTypeMapper;
-    public function __construct(TypeComparator $typeComparator, StaticTypeMapper $staticTypeMapper)
+    /**
+     * @readonly
+     * @var \Rector\DeadCode\PhpDoc\Guard\TemplateTypeRemovalGuard
+     */
+    private $templateTypeRemovalGuard;
+    public function __construct(TypeComparator $typeComparator, StaticTypeMapper $staticTypeMapper, TemplateTypeRemovalGuard $templateTypeRemovalGuard)
     {
         $this->typeComparator = $typeComparator;
         $this->staticTypeMapper = $staticTypeMapper;
+        $this->templateTypeRemovalGuard = $templateTypeRemovalGuard;
     }
     public function isDead(VarTagValueNode $varTagValueNode, Property $property) : bool
     {
@@ -40,7 +46,7 @@ public function isDead(VarTagValueNode $varTagValueNode, Property $property) : b
         // is strict type superior to doc type? keep strict type only
         $propertyType = $this->staticTypeMapper->mapPhpParserNodePHPStanType($property->type);
         $docType = $this->staticTypeMapper->mapPHPStanPhpDocTypeNodeToPHPStanType($varTagValueNode->type, $property);
-        if ($docType instanceof TemplateType) {
+        if (!$this->templateTypeRemovalGuard->isLegal($docType)) {
             return \false;
         }
         if ($propertyType instanceof UnionType && !$docType instanceof UnionType) {
diff --git a/rules/DeadCode/PhpDoc/Guard/TemplateTypeRemovalGuard.php b/rules/DeadCode/PhpDoc/Guard/TemplateTypeRemovalGuard.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..c93146d2cba0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rules/DeadCode/PhpDoc/Guard/TemplateTypeRemovalGuard.php
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+<?php
+
+declare (strict_types=1);
+namespace Rector\DeadCode\PhpDoc\Guard;
+
+use PHPStan\Type\Type;
+use PHPStan\Type\UnionType;
+use PHPStan\Type\Generic\TemplateType;
+final class TemplateTypeRemovalGuard
+{
+    public function isLegal(Type $docType) : bool
+    {
+        // cover direct \PHPStan\Type\Generic\TemplateUnionType
+        if ($docType instanceof TemplateType) {
+            return \false;
+        }
+        // cover mixed template with mix from @template and non @template
+        $types = $docType instanceof UnionType ? $docType->getTypes() : [$docType];
+        foreach ($types as $type) {
+            if ($type instanceof TemplateType) {
+                return \false;
+            }
+        }
+        return \true;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/Application/VersionResolver.php b/src/Application/VersionResolver.php
index ab44c66cd5d4..b1f84da7a1d4 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 = '1afc64719771eae635df76bf5f85b225b459b3d6';
+    public const PACKAGE_VERSION = 'afe7c46c0387e27e1eae37cf76f8a3a4119a1d39';
     /**
      * @api
      * @var string
      */
-    public const RELEASE_DATE = '2024-11-04 22:15:08';
+    public const RELEASE_DATE = '2024-11-05 21:18:05';
     /**
      * @var int
      */
diff --git a/vendor/composer/autoload_classmap.php b/vendor/composer/autoload_classmap.php
index 06b70357c758..5108ab0d7660 100644
--- a/vendor/composer/autoload_classmap.php
+++ b/vendor/composer/autoload_classmap.php
@@ -1279,6 +1279,7 @@
     'Rector\\DeadCode\\PhpDoc\\DeadReturnTagValueNodeAnalyzer' => $baseDir . '/rules/DeadCode/PhpDoc/DeadReturnTagValueNodeAnalyzer.php',
     'Rector\\DeadCode\\PhpDoc\\DeadVarTagValueNodeAnalyzer' => $baseDir . '/rules/DeadCode/PhpDoc/DeadVarTagValueNodeAnalyzer.php',
     'Rector\\DeadCode\\PhpDoc\\Guard\\StandaloneTypeRemovalGuard' => $baseDir . '/rules/DeadCode/PhpDoc/Guard/StandaloneTypeRemovalGuard.php',
+    'Rector\\DeadCode\\PhpDoc\\Guard\\TemplateTypeRemovalGuard' => $baseDir . '/rules/DeadCode/PhpDoc/Guard/TemplateTypeRemovalGuard.php',
     'Rector\\DeadCode\\PhpDoc\\TagRemover\\ParamTagRemover' => $baseDir . '/rules/DeadCode/PhpDoc/TagRemover/ParamTagRemover.php',
     'Rector\\DeadCode\\PhpDoc\\TagRemover\\ReturnTagRemover' => $baseDir . '/rules/DeadCode/PhpDoc/TagRemover/ReturnTagRemover.php',
     'Rector\\DeadCode\\PhpDoc\\TagRemover\\VarTagRemover' => $baseDir . '/rules/DeadCode/PhpDoc/TagRemover/VarTagRemover.php',
diff --git a/vendor/composer/autoload_static.php b/vendor/composer/autoload_static.php
index 739eb91900d4..8ac4dcb09cc7 100644
--- a/vendor/composer/autoload_static.php
+++ b/vendor/composer/autoload_static.php
@@ -1498,6 +1498,7 @@ class ComposerStaticInit4d4c37b878ce01a3ff505ba7def6aac7
         'Rector\\DeadCode\\PhpDoc\\DeadReturnTagValueNodeAnalyzer' => __DIR__ . '/../..' . '/rules/DeadCode/PhpDoc/DeadReturnTagValueNodeAnalyzer.php',
         'Rector\\DeadCode\\PhpDoc\\DeadVarTagValueNodeAnalyzer' => __DIR__ . '/../..' . '/rules/DeadCode/PhpDoc/DeadVarTagValueNodeAnalyzer.php',
         'Rector\\DeadCode\\PhpDoc\\Guard\\StandaloneTypeRemovalGuard' => __DIR__ . '/../..' . '/rules/DeadCode/PhpDoc/Guard/StandaloneTypeRemovalGuard.php',
+        'Rector\\DeadCode\\PhpDoc\\Guard\\TemplateTypeRemovalGuard' => __DIR__ . '/../..' . '/rules/DeadCode/PhpDoc/Guard/TemplateTypeRemovalGuard.php',
         'Rector\\DeadCode\\PhpDoc\\TagRemover\\ParamTagRemover' => __DIR__ . '/../..' . '/rules/DeadCode/PhpDoc/TagRemover/ParamTagRemover.php',
         'Rector\\DeadCode\\PhpDoc\\TagRemover\\ReturnTagRemover' => __DIR__ . '/../..' . '/rules/DeadCode/PhpDoc/TagRemover/ReturnTagRemover.php',
         'Rector\\DeadCode\\PhpDoc\\TagRemover\\VarTagRemover' => __DIR__ . '/../..' . '/rules/DeadCode/PhpDoc/TagRemover/VarTagRemover.php',