diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index 7f4e78a1e..ff9a2ecb7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ jobs:
       - run: ruff check **/*.py # ignore notebooks for now
         if: matrix.test-format
       - run: pyright --version
-      - run: pyright -p pyproject.toml
+      - run: pyright -p pyproject.toml --pythonversion ${{ matrix.python-version }}
       - run: pytest
 
   deploy:
diff --git a/bioimageio/spec/_internal/_settings.py b/bioimageio/spec/_internal/_settings.py
index f5570eb85..28b688929 100644
--- a/bioimageio/spec/_internal/_settings.py
+++ b/bioimageio/spec/_internal/_settings.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 from pathlib import Path
 from typing import Optional, Union
 
-import pooch
+import pooch  # pyright: ignore [reportMissingTypeStubs]
 from pydantic import Field
 from pydantic_settings import BaseSettings, SettingsConfigDict
 from typing_extensions import Annotated
diff --git a/bioimageio/spec/_internal/io.py b/bioimageio/spec/_internal/io.py
index 6627c6ed6..af3f3f7ef 100644
--- a/bioimageio/spec/_internal/io.py
+++ b/bioimageio/spec/_internal/io.py
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 from __future__ import annotations
 
+# pyright: reportUnnecessaryTypeIgnoreComment=warning
+
 import hashlib
 import sys
 import warnings
@@ -27,7 +29,7 @@
 from urllib.parse import urlparse, urlsplit, urlunsplit
 from zipfile import ZipFile, is_zipfile
 
-import pooch
+import pooch  # pyright: ignore [reportMissingTypeStubs]
 import pydantic
 from pydantic import (
     AnyUrl,
@@ -219,7 +221,10 @@ def get_absolute(
 PermissiveFileSource = Union[FileSource, str, pydantic.HttpUrl]
 
 V_suffix = TypeVar("V_suffix", bound=FileSource)
-path_or_url_adapter = TypeAdapter(Union[FilePath, DirectoryPath, HttpUrl])
+# the type hints available for different python versions require this ignoring of reportUnknownVariableType
+path_or_url_adapter = TypeAdapter(  # pyright: ignore [reportUnknownVariableType]
+    Union[FilePath, DirectoryPath, HttpUrl]
+)
 
 
 def validate_suffix(
diff --git a/scripts/generate_json_schemas.py b/scripts/generate_json_schemas.py
index b5cc37ed8..b49b34d94 100644
--- a/scripts/generate_json_schemas.py
+++ b/scripts/generate_json_schemas.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 from tempfile import TemporaryDirectory
 from typing import Any, Dict, Literal, Final
 
-from deepdiff import DeepDiff
+from deepdiff import DeepDiff  # pyright: ignore [reportMissingTypeStubs]
 from pydantic import ConfigDict, TypeAdapter
 from typing_extensions import assert_never
 
diff --git a/tests/test_bioimageio_collection.py b/tests/test_bioimageio_collection.py
index 12deed670..d7773ad53 100644
--- a/tests/test_bioimageio_collection.py
+++ b/tests/test_bioimageio_collection.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 from pathlib import Path
 from typing import Any, Dict, Iterable, Mapping
 
-import pooch
+import pooch  # pyright: ignore [reportMissingTypeStubs]
 import pytest
 
 from bioimageio.spec import settings
diff --git a/tests/utils.py b/tests/utils.py
index 8161185c1..8e42b0dee 100644
--- a/tests/utils.py
+++ b/tests/utils.py
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 
 import jsonschema
 import pytest
-from deepdiff import DeepDiff
+from deepdiff import DeepDiff  # pyright: ignore [reportMissingTypeStubs]
 from pydantic import (
     DirectoryPath,
     RootModel,