diff --git a/xchart/src/main/java/org/knowm/xchart/QuickChart.java b/xchart/src/main/java/org/knowm/xchart/QuickChart.java
index 2b47a647b30b9db734b3736e90147ce712855257..bf795a2d5c8517e6f2441cff154ec84be09cd6f8 100644
--- a/xchart/src/main/java/org/knowm/xchart/QuickChart.java
+++ b/xchart/src/main/java/org/knowm/xchart/QuickChart.java
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ public final class QuickChart {
    * @param yData A Collection containing Y-Axis data
    * @return a Chart Object
    */
-  public static Chart getChart(String chartTitle, String xTitle, String yTitle, String seriesName, List<Number> xData, List<Number> yData) {
+  public static Chart getChart(String chartTitle, String xTitle, String yTitle, String seriesName, List<? extends Number> xData, List<? extends Number> yData) {
 
     // Create Chart
     Chart chart = new Chart(WIDTH, HEIGHT);