diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index d656eef..25dbc84 100755
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -9,6 +9,12 @@ You can find and compare releases at the [GitHub release page](https://github.co
 
 ## Unreleased
 
+## v5.5.0
+
+### Added
+
+- Disable `fully_qualified_strict_types` fixer
+
 ## v5.4.0
 
 ### Added
diff --git a/config.php b/config.php
index 89937ba..63443a7 100644
--- a/config.php
+++ b/config.php
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ function config(Finder $finder, array $ruleOverrides = []): Config
             ],
         ],
         'explicit_string_variable' => true,
+        'fully_qualified_strict_types' => false, // Messes up global config files where fully qualified class names are preferred
         'heredoc_indentation' => false,
         'method_argument_space' => [
             'on_multiline' => 'ensure_fully_multiline',