diff --git a/connectorx-python/connectorx/__init__.py b/connectorx-python/connectorx/__init__.py
index 0ce7bdb68..4f95ebdc5 100644
--- a/connectorx-python/connectorx/__init__.py
+++ b/connectorx-python/connectorx/__init__.py
@@ -506,7 +506,7 @@ def __new__(
         cls,
         *,
         backend: Literal["sqlite"],
-        db_path: str,
+        db_path: str | Path,
     ) -> Connection[Literal["sqlite"]]: ...
 
     @overload