diff --git a/src/_griffe/docstrings/google.py b/src/_griffe/docstrings/google.py
index dc960bad..f40440f0 100644
--- a/src/_griffe/docstrings/google.py
+++ b/src/_griffe/docstrings/google.py
@@ -709,7 +709,10 @@ def _read_deprecated_section(
         version, text = text.split(":", 1)
     except ValueError:
         docstring_warning(docstring, new_offset, f"Could not parse version, text at line {offset}")
-        return None, new_offset
+        return (
+            DocstringSectionDeprecated(version="", text=text),
+            new_offset,
+        )
 
     version = version.lstrip()
     description = text.lstrip()