diff --git a/lib/CirclesManager.php b/lib/CirclesManager.php
index f139614bc..199226ded 100644
--- a/lib/CirclesManager.php
+++ b/lib/CirclesManager.php
@@ -535,7 +535,7 @@ public function getDefinition(IEntity $circle): string {
 	 * @param CircleProbe|null $circleProbe
 	 * @param DataProbe|null $dataProbe
 	 *
-	 * @return array
+	 * @return list<Circle>
 	 * @throws InitiatorNotFoundException
 	 * @throws RequestBuilderException
 	 */
diff --git a/lib/Db/CircleRequest.php b/lib/Db/CircleRequest.php
index 25496b9d9..890145adb 100644
--- a/lib/Db/CircleRequest.php
+++ b/lib/Db/CircleRequest.php
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ public function probeCircle(
 	 * @param CircleProbe $circleProbe
 	 * @param DataProbe $dataProbe
 	 *
-	 * @return Circle[]
+	 * @return list<Circle>
 	 * @throws RequestBuilderException
 	 */
 	public function probeCircles(
diff --git a/lib/Db/CircleRequestBuilder.php b/lib/Db/CircleRequestBuilder.php
index 644ba62c7..ee9eed619 100644
--- a/lib/Db/CircleRequestBuilder.php
+++ b/lib/Db/CircleRequestBuilder.php
@@ -101,10 +101,10 @@ public function getItemFromRequest(CoreQueryBuilder $qb): Circle {
 	/**
 	 * @param CoreQueryBuilder $qb
 	 *
-	 * @return Circle[]
+	 * @return list<Circle>
 	 */
 	public function getItemsFromRequest(CoreQueryBuilder $qb): array {
-		/** @var Circle[] $result */
+		/** @var list<Circle> $result */
 		return $qb->asItems(Circle::class);
 	}
 }
diff --git a/lib/Service/CircleService.php b/lib/Service/CircleService.php
index 8fc3e81e4..35fcf9311 100644
--- a/lib/Service/CircleService.php
+++ b/lib/Service/CircleService.php
@@ -804,7 +804,7 @@ public function probeCircle(
 	 * @param CircleProbe $circleProbe
 	 * @param DataProbe|null $dataProbe
 	 *
-	 * @return Circle[]
+	 * @return list<Circle>
 	 * @throws InitiatorNotFoundException
 	 * @throws RequestBuilderException
 	 */
diff --git a/lib/Tools/Db/ExtendedQueryBuilder.php b/lib/Tools/Db/ExtendedQueryBuilder.php
index 1157708b8..93fc09144 100644
--- a/lib/Tools/Db/ExtendedQueryBuilder.php
+++ b/lib/Tools/Db/ExtendedQueryBuilder.php
@@ -909,7 +909,7 @@ public function asItem(string $object, array $params = []): IQueryRow {
 	 * @param string $object
 	 * @param array $params
 	 *
-	 * @return IQueryRow[]
+	 * @return list<IQueryRow>
 	 */
 	public function asItems(string $object, array $params = []): array {
 		return $this->getRows([$this, 'parseSimpleSelectSql'], $object, $params);
@@ -1012,7 +1012,7 @@ public function getRow(callable $method, string $object = '', array $params = []
 	 * @param string $object
 	 * @param array $params
 	 *
-	 * @return IQueryRow[]
+	 * @return list<IQueryRow>
 	 */
 	public function getRows(callable $method, string $object = '', array $params = []): array {
 		$rows = [];