diff --git a/stubs/setuptools/pkg_resources/__init__.pyi b/stubs/setuptools/pkg_resources/__init__.pyi
index ceac29f7d..d256d2198 100644
--- a/stubs/setuptools/pkg_resources/__init__.pyi
+++ b/stubs/setuptools/pkg_resources/__init__.pyi
@@ -264,7 +264,7 @@ class FileMetadata(EmptyProvider, IResourceProvider):
 
 def parse_version(v: str) -> _Version | _LegacyVersion: ...
 def yield_lines(iterable: _NestedStr) -> Generator[str, None, None]: ...
-def split_sections(strs: _NestedStr) -> Generator[tuple[str | None, str], None, None]: ...
+def split_sections(strs: _NestedStr) -> Generator[tuple[str | None, list[str]], None, None]: ...
 def safe_name(name: str) -> str: ...
 def safe_version(version: str) -> str: ...
 def safe_extra(extra: str) -> str: ...