From b299f321044ff946701a0020a4549f3eb0525b83 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Dustin Spicuzza <dustin@virtualroadside.com>
Date: Sun, 22 Mar 2026 16:22:33 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] Use default policy

---
 include/pybind11/cast.h | 3 +--
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/include/pybind11/cast.h b/include/pybind11/cast.h
index 05aef0e99..802fb845a 100644
--- a/include/pybind11/cast.h
+++ b/include/pybind11/cast.h
@@ -1028,8 +1028,7 @@ public:
         }
 
         if (parent) {
-            return type_caster_base<type>::cast(
-                srcs, return_value_policy::reference_internal, parent);
+            return type_caster_base<type>::cast(srcs, policy, parent);
         }
 
         throw cast_error("Unable to convert std::shared_ptr<T> to Python when the bound type "