diff --git a/stubs/docutils/docutils/parsers/rst/directives/__init__.pyi b/stubs/docutils/docutils/parsers/rst/directives/__init__.pyi
index a56e6f126a5b..e4a0485091bb 100644
--- a/stubs/docutils/docutils/parsers/rst/directives/__init__.pyi
+++ b/stubs/docutils/docutils/parsers/rst/directives/__init__.pyi
@@ -36,6 +36,6 @@ def positive_int(argument: str) -> int: ...
 def positive_int_list(argument: str) -> list[int]: ...
 def encoding(argument: str) -> str: ...
 def choice(argument: str, values: Sequence[str]) -> str: ...
-def format_values(values: Sequence[str]) -> str: ...
+def format_values(values: Sequence[object]) -> str: ...
 def value_or(values: Container[str], other: Callable[[str], str]) -> Callable[[str], str]: ...
 def parser_name(argument: str | None) -> type[Parser] | None: ...