diff --git a/pylint/__pkginfo__.py b/pylint/__pkginfo__.py
index 60e0110197..dfc825fc9d 100644
--- a/pylint/__pkginfo__.py
+++ b/pylint/__pkginfo__.py
@@ -16,4 +16,4 @@
 
 
 # Kept for compatibility reason, see https://github.com/PyCQA/pylint/issues/4399
-numversion = __version__.split(".")
+numversion = tuple(__version__.split("."))