diff --git a/stdlib/distutils/cmd.pyi b/stdlib/distutils/cmd.pyi
index 94838ce2c..df0896a75 100644
--- a/stdlib/distutils/cmd.pyi
+++ b/stdlib/distutils/cmd.pyi
@@ -2,11 +2,12 @@ from _typeshed import Incomplete, Unused
 from abc import abstractmethod
 from collections.abc import Callable, Iterable
 from distutils.dist import Distribution
-from typing import Any, Literal
+from typing import Any, ClassVar, Literal
 
 class Command:
     distribution: Distribution
-    sub_commands: list[tuple[str, Callable[[Command], bool] | None]]
+    # Any to work around variance issues
+    sub_commands: ClassVar[list[tuple[str, Callable[[Any], bool] | None]]]
     def __init__(self, dist: Distribution) -> None: ...
     @abstractmethod
     def initialize_options(self) -> None: ...
diff --git a/stdlib/distutils/command/build.pyi b/stdlib/distutils/command/build.pyi
index cf3c8a562..31fc036d4 100644
--- a/stdlib/distutils/command/build.pyi
+++ b/stdlib/distutils/command/build.pyi
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-from typing import Any
+from collections.abc import Callable
+from typing import Any, ClassVar
 
 from ..cmd import Command
 
@@ -28,4 +29,5 @@ class build(Command):
     def has_c_libraries(self): ...
     def has_ext_modules(self): ...
     def has_scripts(self): ...
-    sub_commands: Any
+    # Any to work around variance issues
+    sub_commands: ClassVar[list[tuple[str, Callable[[Any], bool] | None]]]
diff --git a/stdlib/distutils/command/install.pyi b/stdlib/distutils/command/install.pyi
index 661d256e6..8b2295d7a 100644
--- a/stdlib/distutils/command/install.pyi
+++ b/stdlib/distutils/command/install.pyi
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-from typing import Any
+from collections.abc import Callable
+from typing import Any, ClassVar
 
 from ..cmd import Command
 
@@ -60,4 +61,5 @@ class install(Command):
     def has_headers(self): ...
     def has_scripts(self): ...
     def has_data(self): ...
-    sub_commands: Any
+    # Any to work around variance issues
+    sub_commands: ClassVar[list[tuple[str, Callable[[Any], bool] | None]]]
diff --git a/stdlib/distutils/command/register.pyi b/stdlib/distutils/command/register.pyi
index f88b94113..a5e251d2d 100644
--- a/stdlib/distutils/command/register.pyi
+++ b/stdlib/distutils/command/register.pyi
@@ -1,10 +1,12 @@
-from typing import Any
+from collections.abc import Callable
+from typing import Any, ClassVar
 
 from ..config import PyPIRCCommand
 
 class register(PyPIRCCommand):
     description: str
-    sub_commands: Any
+    # Any to work around variance issues
+    sub_commands: ClassVar[list[tuple[str, Callable[[Any], bool] | None]]]
     list_classifiers: int
     strict: int
     def initialize_options(self) -> None: ...
diff --git a/stdlib/distutils/command/sdist.pyi b/stdlib/distutils/command/sdist.pyi
index 636c4a351..db303f77a 100644
--- a/stdlib/distutils/command/sdist.pyi
+++ b/stdlib/distutils/command/sdist.pyi
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-from typing import Any
+from collections.abc import Callable
+from typing import Any, ClassVar
 
 from ..cmd import Command
 
@@ -11,7 +12,8 @@ class sdist(Command):
     boolean_options: Any
     help_options: Any
     negative_opt: Any
-    sub_commands: Any
+    # Any to work around variance issues
+    sub_commands: ClassVar[list[tuple[str, Callable[[Any], bool] | None]]]
     READMES: Any
     template: Any
     manifest: Any
diff --git a/stubs/setuptools/setuptools/_distutils/cmd.pyi b/stubs/setuptools/setuptools/_distutils/cmd.pyi
index f67086103..aff610644 100644
--- a/stubs/setuptools/setuptools/_distutils/cmd.pyi
+++ b/stubs/setuptools/setuptools/_distutils/cmd.pyi
@@ -1,14 +1,14 @@
 from _typeshed import Incomplete, Unused
 from abc import abstractmethod
 from collections.abc import Callable, Iterable
-from typing import ClassVar, Literal
-from typing_extensions import Self
+from typing import Any, ClassVar, Literal
 
 from .dist import Distribution
 
 class Command:
     distribution: Distribution
-    sub_commands: ClassVar[list[tuple[str, Callable[[Self], bool] | None]]]
+    # Any to work around variance issues
+    sub_commands: ClassVar[list[tuple[str, Callable[[Any], bool] | None]]]
     def __init__(self, dist: Distribution) -> None: ...
     def ensure_finalized(self) -> None: ...
     @abstractmethod
diff --git a/stubs/setuptools/setuptools/command/install.pyi b/stubs/setuptools/setuptools/command/install.pyi
index aa2aabf73..b5fa8d634 100644
--- a/stubs/setuptools/setuptools/command/install.pyi
+++ b/stubs/setuptools/setuptools/command/install.pyi
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+from collections.abc import Callable
 from typing import Any
 
 from .._distutils.command import install as orig
@@ -5,7 +6,8 @@ from .._distutils.command import install as orig
 class install(orig.install):
     user_options: Any
     boolean_options: Any
-    new_commands: Any
+    # Any to work around variance issues
+    new_commands: list[tuple[str, Callable[[Any], bool]] | None]
     old_and_unmanageable: Any
     single_version_externally_managed: Any
     def initialize_options(self) -> None: ...
diff --git a/stubs/setuptools/setuptools/command/upload_docs.pyi b/stubs/setuptools/setuptools/command/upload_docs.pyi
index 4ba859861..57e0c20ec 100644
--- a/stubs/setuptools/setuptools/command/upload_docs.pyi
+++ b/stubs/setuptools/setuptools/command/upload_docs.pyi
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 from collections.abc import Callable
 from typing import Any, ClassVar
-from typing_extensions import Self
 
 from .upload import upload
 
@@ -10,8 +9,8 @@ class upload_docs(upload):
     user_options: ClassVar[list[tuple[str, str | None, str]]]
     boolean_options: ClassVar[list[str]]
     def has_sphinx(self): ...
-    # The callable parameter is self: Self, but using Self still trips up mypy
-    sub_commands: ClassVar[list[tuple[str, Callable[[Self], bool] | None]]]  # type: ignore[assignment]
+    # Any to work around variance issues
+    sub_commands: ClassVar[list[tuple[str, Callable[[Any], bool] | None]]]
     upload_dir: Any
     target_dir: Any
     def initialize_options(self) -> None: ...