diff --git a/stubs/vobject/vobject/base.pyi b/stubs/vobject/vobject/base.pyi
index 213b3d2d6..98407fc43 100644
--- a/stubs/vobject/vobject/base.pyi
+++ b/stubs/vobject/vobject/base.pyi
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 from _typeshed import SupportsWrite
 from collections.abc import Iterable
-from typing import Any, TypeVar, overload
+from typing import Any, Iterator, TypeVar, overload
 from typing_extensions import Literal
 
 DEBUG: bool
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ class Stack:
 
 def readComponents(
     streamOrString, validate: bool = ..., transform: bool = ..., ignoreUnreadable: bool = ..., allowQP: bool = ...
-) -> None: ...
+) -> Iterator[Component]: ...
 def readOne(stream, validate: bool = ..., transform: bool = ..., ignoreUnreadable: bool = ..., allowQP: bool = ...): ...
 def registerBehavior(behavior, name: Any | None = ..., default: bool = ..., id: Any | None = ...) -> None: ...
 def getBehavior(name, id: Any | None = ...): ...