diff --git a/telegram/_bot.py b/telegram/_bot.py
index 8cd8ef854..b397bb615 100644
--- a/telegram/_bot.py
+++ b/telegram/_bot.py
@@ -2129,7 +2129,7 @@ class Bot(TelegramObject, AbstractAsyncContextManager):
         self,
         chat_id: Union[str, int] = None,
         message_id: int = None,
-        inline_message_id: int = None,
+        inline_message_id: str = None,
         latitude: float = None,
         longitude: float = None,
         reply_markup: InlineKeyboardMarkup = None,
@@ -2243,7 +2243,7 @@ class Bot(TelegramObject, AbstractAsyncContextManager):
         self,
         chat_id: Union[str, int] = None,
         message_id: int = None,
-        inline_message_id: int = None,
+        inline_message_id: str = None,
         reply_markup: InlineKeyboardMarkup = None,
         *,
         read_timeout: ODVInput[float] = DEFAULT_NONE,
@@ -3451,7 +3451,7 @@ class Bot(TelegramObject, AbstractAsyncContextManager):
         text: str,
         chat_id: Union[str, int] = None,
         message_id: int = None,
-        inline_message_id: int = None,
+        inline_message_id: str = None,
         parse_mode: ODVInput[str] = DEFAULT_NONE,
         disable_web_page_preview: ODVInput[bool] = DEFAULT_NONE,
         reply_markup: InlineKeyboardMarkup = None,
@@ -3646,7 +3646,7 @@ class Bot(TelegramObject, AbstractAsyncContextManager):
         media: "InputMedia",
         chat_id: Union[str, int] = None,
         message_id: int = None,
-        inline_message_id: int = None,
+        inline_message_id: str = None,
         reply_markup: InlineKeyboardMarkup = None,
         *,
         read_timeout: ODVInput[float] = DEFAULT_NONE,
@@ -3730,7 +3730,7 @@ class Bot(TelegramObject, AbstractAsyncContextManager):
         self,
         chat_id: Union[str, int] = None,
         message_id: int = None,
-        inline_message_id: int = None,
+        inline_message_id: str = None,
         reply_markup: Optional["InlineKeyboardMarkup"] = None,
         *,
         read_timeout: ODVInput[float] = DEFAULT_NONE,
@@ -4532,7 +4532,7 @@ class Bot(TelegramObject, AbstractAsyncContextManager):
         score: int,
         chat_id: Union[str, int] = None,
         message_id: int = None,
-        inline_message_id: int = None,
+        inline_message_id: str = None,
         force: bool = None,
         disable_edit_message: bool = None,
         *,
@@ -4615,7 +4615,7 @@ class Bot(TelegramObject, AbstractAsyncContextManager):
         user_id: Union[int, str],
         chat_id: Union[str, int] = None,
         message_id: int = None,
-        inline_message_id: int = None,
+        inline_message_id: str = None,
         *,
         read_timeout: ODVInput[float] = DEFAULT_NONE,
         write_timeout: ODVInput[float] = DEFAULT_NONE,
diff --git a/telegram/ext/_extbot.py b/telegram/ext/_extbot.py
index 2cd18ea9b..785d4be39 100644
--- a/telegram/ext/_extbot.py
+++ b/telegram/ext/_extbot.py
@@ -1212,7 +1212,7 @@ class ExtBot(Bot, Generic[RLARGS]):
         self,
         chat_id: Union[str, int] = None,
         message_id: int = None,
-        inline_message_id: int = None,
+        inline_message_id: str = None,
         latitude: float = None,
         longitude: float = None,
         reply_markup: InlineKeyboardMarkup = None,
@@ -1251,7 +1251,7 @@ class ExtBot(Bot, Generic[RLARGS]):
         media: "InputMedia",
         chat_id: Union[str, int] = None,
         message_id: int = None,
-        inline_message_id: int = None,
+        inline_message_id: str = None,
         reply_markup: InlineKeyboardMarkup = None,
         *,
         read_timeout: ODVInput[float] = DEFAULT_NONE,
@@ -1278,7 +1278,7 @@ class ExtBot(Bot, Generic[RLARGS]):
         self,
         chat_id: Union[str, int] = None,
         message_id: int = None,
-        inline_message_id: int = None,
+        inline_message_id: str = None,
         reply_markup: Optional["InlineKeyboardMarkup"] = None,
         *,
         read_timeout: ODVInput[float] = DEFAULT_NONE,
@@ -1305,7 +1305,7 @@ class ExtBot(Bot, Generic[RLARGS]):
         text: str,
         chat_id: Union[str, int] = None,
         message_id: int = None,
-        inline_message_id: int = None,
+        inline_message_id: str = None,
         parse_mode: ODVInput[str] = DEFAULT_NONE,
         disable_web_page_preview: ODVInput[bool] = DEFAULT_NONE,
         reply_markup: InlineKeyboardMarkup = None,
@@ -1491,7 +1491,7 @@ class ExtBot(Bot, Generic[RLARGS]):
         user_id: Union[int, str],
         chat_id: Union[str, int] = None,
         message_id: int = None,
-        inline_message_id: int = None,
+        inline_message_id: str = None,
         *,
         read_timeout: ODVInput[float] = DEFAULT_NONE,
         write_timeout: ODVInput[float] = DEFAULT_NONE,
@@ -2746,7 +2746,7 @@ class ExtBot(Bot, Generic[RLARGS]):
         score: int,
         chat_id: Union[str, int] = None,
         message_id: int = None,
-        inline_message_id: int = None,
+        inline_message_id: str = None,
         force: bool = None,
         disable_edit_message: bool = None,
         *,
@@ -2922,7 +2922,7 @@ class ExtBot(Bot, Generic[RLARGS]):
         self,
         chat_id: Union[str, int] = None,
         message_id: int = None,
-        inline_message_id: int = None,
+        inline_message_id: str = None,
         reply_markup: InlineKeyboardMarkup = None,
         *,
         read_timeout: ODVInput[float] = DEFAULT_NONE,