diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index a44813210c..43d9042548 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -181,6 +181,7 @@ from-first = true
 known-local-folder = ["tuning"]
 
 [tool.mypy]
+plugins = ['pydantic.mypy']
 mypy_path = ["src"]
 packages = ["instructlab", "tests"]
 disable_error_code = []
@@ -228,6 +229,11 @@ module = [
 ]
 ignore_missing_imports = true
 
+[tool.pydantic-mypy]
+init_forbid_extra = true
+init_typed = true
+warn_required_dynamic_aliases = true
+
 [tool.coverage.run]
 branch = false
 relative_files = true