diff --git a/docs/development/core/public/kibana-plugin-core-public.savedobjectsclient.bulkupdate.md b/docs/development/core/public/kibana-plugin-core-public.savedobjectsclient.bulkupdate.md
index 0e3bfb2bd896b5..0cbfe4fcdead6e 100644
--- a/docs/development/core/public/kibana-plugin-core-public.savedobjectsclient.bulkupdate.md
+++ b/docs/development/core/public/kibana-plugin-core-public.savedobjectsclient.bulkupdate.md
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ Update multiple documents at once
 <b>Signature:</b>
 
 ```typescript
-bulkUpdate<T = unknown>(objects?: SavedObjectsBulkUpdateObject[]): Promise<SavedObjectsBatchResponse<unknown>>;
+bulkUpdate<T = unknown>(objects?: SavedObjectsBulkUpdateObject[]): Promise<SavedObjectsBatchResponse<T>>;
 ```
 
 ## Parameters
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ bulkUpdate<T = unknown>(objects?: SavedObjectsBulkUpdateObject[]): Promise<Saved
 
 <b>Returns:</b>
 
-Promise&lt;SavedObjectsBatchResponse&lt;unknown&gt;&gt;
+Promise&lt;SavedObjectsBatchResponse&lt;T&gt;&gt;
 
 The result of the update operation containing both failed and updated saved objects.
 
diff --git a/src/core/public/public.api.md b/src/core/public/public.api.md
index e3f2822b5a7c8d..b30c009bf25384 100644
--- a/src/core/public/public.api.md
+++ b/src/core/public/public.api.md
@@ -1128,7 +1128,7 @@ export class SavedObjectsClient {
     }>) => Promise<{
         resolved_objects: ResolvedSimpleSavedObject<T>[];
     }>;
-    bulkUpdate<T = unknown>(objects?: SavedObjectsBulkUpdateObject[]): Promise<SavedObjectsBatchResponse<unknown>>;
+    bulkUpdate<T = unknown>(objects?: SavedObjectsBulkUpdateObject[]): Promise<SavedObjectsBatchResponse<T>>;
     create: <T = unknown>(type: string, attributes: T, options?: SavedObjectsCreateOptions) => Promise<SimpleSavedObject<T>>;
     // Warning: (ae-forgotten-export) The symbol "SavedObjectsDeleteOptions" needs to be exported by the entry point index.d.ts
     // Warning: (ae-forgotten-export) The symbol "SavedObjectsClientContract" needs to be exported by the entry point index.d.ts
diff --git a/src/core/public/saved_objects/saved_objects_client.ts b/src/core/public/saved_objects/saved_objects_client.ts
index c19233809a94be..8509ace0476910 100644
--- a/src/core/public/saved_objects/saved_objects_client.ts
+++ b/src/core/public/saved_objects/saved_objects_client.ts
@@ -596,7 +596,7 @@ export class SavedObjectsClient {
       return renameKeys<
         PromiseType<ReturnType<SavedObjectsApi['bulkUpdate']>>,
         SavedObjectsBatchResponse
-      >({ saved_objects: 'savedObjects' }, resp) as SavedObjectsBatchResponse;
+      >({ saved_objects: 'savedObjects' }, resp) as SavedObjectsBatchResponse<T>;
     });
   }