diff --git a/bin/auto-sync.txt b/bin/auto-sync.txt
index e74773c2c..262964b06 100644
--- a/bin/auto-sync.txt
+++ b/bin/auto-sync.txt
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ pig-latin
 protein-translation
 proverb
 queen-attack
+rail-fence-cipher
 raindrops
 reverse-string
 rna-transcription
diff --git a/exercises/practice/rail-fence-cipher/.docs/instructions.md b/exercises/practice/rail-fence-cipher/.docs/instructions.md
index 0e75a2bf7..e311de6cd 100644
--- a/exercises/practice/rail-fence-cipher/.docs/instructions.md
+++ b/exercises/practice/rail-fence-cipher/.docs/instructions.md
@@ -2,15 +2,13 @@
 
 Implement encoding and decoding for the rail fence cipher.
 
-The Rail Fence cipher is a form of transposition cipher that gets its name from
-the way in which it's encoded. It was already used by the ancient Greeks.
+The Rail Fence cipher is a form of transposition cipher that gets its name from the way in which it's encoded.
+It was already used by the ancient Greeks.
 
-In the Rail Fence cipher, the message is written downwards on successive "rails"
-of an imaginary fence, then moving up when we get to the bottom (like a zig-zag).
+In the Rail Fence cipher, the message is written downwards on successive "rails" of an imaginary fence, then moving up when we get to the bottom (like a zig-zag).
 Finally the message is then read off in rows.
 
-For example, using three "rails" and the message "WE ARE DISCOVERED FLEE AT ONCE",
-the cipherer writes out:
+For example, using three "rails" and the message "WE ARE DISCOVERED FLEE AT ONCE", the cipherer writes out:
 
 ```text
 W . . . E . . . C . . . R . . . L . . . T . . . E
diff --git a/exercises/practice/rail-fence-cipher/.meta/config.json b/exercises/practice/rail-fence-cipher/.meta/config.json
index 6546e2eee..8ecc83053 100644
--- a/exercises/practice/rail-fence-cipher/.meta/config.json
+++ b/exercises/practice/rail-fence-cipher/.meta/config.json
@@ -6,7 +6,8 @@
     "arueckauer",
     "kunicmarko20",
     "kytrinyx",
-    "yisraeldov"
+    "yisraeldov",
+    "A-O-Emmanuel"
   ],
   "files": {
     "solution": [
diff --git a/exercises/practice/rail-fence-cipher/.meta/example.php b/exercises/practice/rail-fence-cipher/.meta/example.php
index 6d15f309c..59b31b8c3 100644
--- a/exercises/practice/rail-fence-cipher/.meta/example.php
+++ b/exercises/practice/rail-fence-cipher/.meta/example.php
@@ -1,27 +1,5 @@
 <?php
 
-/*
- * By adding type hints and enabling strict type checking, code can become
- * easier to read, self-documenting and reduce the number of potential bugs.
- * By default, type declarations are non-strict, which means they will attempt
- * to change the original type to match the type specified by the
- * type-declaration.
- *
- * In other words, if you pass a string to a function requiring a float,
- * it will attempt to convert the string value to a float.
- *
- * To enable strict mode, a single declare directive must be placed at the top
- * of the file.
- * This means that the strictness of typing is configured on a per-file basis.
- * This directive not only affects the type declarations of parameters, but also
- * a function's return type.
- *
- * For more info review the Concept on strict type checking in the PHP track
- * <link>.
- *
- * To disable strict typing, comment out the directive below.
- */
-
 declare(strict_types=1);
 
 function encode($plainMessage, $rails)
diff --git a/exercises/practice/rail-fence-cipher/RailFenceCipherTest.php b/exercises/practice/rail-fence-cipher/RailFenceCipherTest.php
index 3e808a2e6..bea4e33af 100644
--- a/exercises/practice/rail-fence-cipher/RailFenceCipherTest.php
+++ b/exercises/practice/rail-fence-cipher/RailFenceCipherTest.php
@@ -1,30 +1,9 @@
 <?php
 
-/*
- * By adding type hints and enabling strict type checking, code can become
- * easier to read, self-documenting and reduce the number of potential bugs.
- * By default, type declarations are non-strict, which means they will attempt
- * to change the original type to match the type specified by the
- * type-declaration.
- *
- * In other words, if you pass a string to a function requiring a float,
- * it will attempt to convert the string value to a float.
- *
- * To enable strict mode, a single declare directive must be placed at the top
- * of the file.
- * This means that the strictness of typing is configured on a per-file basis.
- * This directive not only affects the type declarations of parameters, but also
- * a function's return type.
- *
- * For more info review the Concept on strict type checking in the PHP track
- * <link>.
- *
- * To disable strict typing, comment out the directive below.
- */
-
 declare(strict_types=1);
 
 use PHPUnit\Framework\TestCase;
+use PHPUnit\Framework\Attributes\TestDox;
 
 class RailFenceCipherTest extends TestCase
 {
@@ -34,8 +13,9 @@ public static function setUpBeforeClass(): void
     }
 
     /**
-     * Test encode with two rails.
+     * uuid 46dc5c50-5538-401d-93a5-41102680d068
      */
+    #[TestDox('encode with two rails')]
     public function testEncodeWithTwoRails(): void
     {
         $plainText = "XOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXO";
@@ -43,9 +23,11 @@ public function testEncodeWithTwoRails(): void
         $expected = "XXXXXXXXXOOOOOOOOO";
         $this->assertEquals($expected, encode($plainText, $rails));
     }
+
     /**
-     * Test encode with three rails.
+     * uuid 25691697-fbd8-4278-8c38-b84068b7bc29
      */
+    #[TestDox('encode with three rails')]
     public function testEncodeWithThreeRails(): void
     {
         $plainText = "WEAREDISCOVEREDFLEEATONCE";
@@ -55,8 +37,9 @@ public function testEncodeWithThreeRails(): void
     }
 
     /**
-     * Test encode with ending in the middle.
+     * uuid 384f0fea-1442-4f1a-a7c4-5cbc2044002c
      */
+    #[TestDox('encode with ending in the middle')]
     public function testEncodeWithEndingInTheMiddle(): void
     {
         $plainText = "EXERCISES";
@@ -66,8 +49,9 @@ public function testEncodeWithEndingInTheMiddle(): void
     }
 
     /**
-     * Test decode with three rails.
+     * uuid cd525b17-ec34-45ef-8f0e-4f27c24a7127
      */
+    #[TestDox('decode with three rails')]
     public function testDecodeWithThreeRails(): void
     {
         $encryptedText = "TEITELHDVLSNHDTISEIIEA";
@@ -75,9 +59,11 @@ public function testDecodeWithThreeRails(): void
         $expected = "THEDEVILISINTHEDETAILS";
         $this->assertEquals($expected, decode($encryptedText, $rails));
     }
+
     /**
-     * Test decode with five rails.
+     * uuid dd7b4a98-1a52-4e5c-9499-cbb117833507
      */
+    #[TestDox('decode with five rails')]
     public function testDecodeWithFiveRails(): void
     {
         $encryptedText = "EIEXMSMESAORIWSCE";
@@ -87,8 +73,9 @@ public function testDecodeWithFiveRails(): void
     }
 
     /**
-     * Test decode with six rails.
+     * uuid 93e1ecf4-fac9-45d9-9cd2-591f47d3b8d3
      */
+    #[TestDox('decode with six rails')]
     public function testDecodeWithSixRails(): void
     {
         $encryptedText = "133714114238148966225439541018335470986172518171757571896261";