diff --git a/third_party/3/jwt/__init__.pyi b/third_party/3/jwt/__init__.pyi
index d2b45a2de6ce..edb64a12e3a4 100644
--- a/third_party/3/jwt/__init__.pyi
+++ b/third_party/3/jwt/__init__.pyi
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ def encode(
     algorithm: str = ...,
     headers: Optional[Mapping[str, Any]] = ...,
     json_encoder: Optional[Any] = ...,
-) -> bytes: ...
+) -> str: ...
 def register_algorithm(alg_id: str, alg_obj: algorithms.Algorithm[Any]) -> None: ...
 def unregister_algorithm(alg_id: str) -> None: ...