diff --git a/changelog/12667.bugfix.rst b/changelog/12667.bugfix.rst
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..eceee86cb53
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog/12667.bugfix.rst
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Fixed a regression where type change in `ExceptionInfo.errisinstance` caused `mypy` to fail.
diff --git a/src/_pytest/_code/code.py b/src/_pytest/_code/code.py
index e7452825756..8fac39ea298 100644
--- a/src/_pytest/_code/code.py
+++ b/src/_pytest/_code/code.py
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@
 
 TracebackStyle = Literal["long", "short", "line", "no", "native", "value", "auto"]
 
-EXCEPTION_OR_MORE = Union[Type[Exception], Tuple[Type[Exception], ...]]
+EXCEPTION_OR_MORE = Union[Type[BaseException], Tuple[Type[BaseException], ...]]
 
 
 class Code: