diff --git a/.github/workflows/reusable-lint-py.yml b/.github/workflows/reusable-lint-py.yml
index 511e6cf69..3edc4bed7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/reusable-lint-py.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/reusable-lint-py.yml
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ jobs:
     # We use specific version numbers, otherwise a Python package
     # update may add a warning and break our build
       - name: Install packages for lint
-        run: sudo pip3 install pylint==3.0.2 ruff==0.1.3 clang sphinx sphinx_rtd_theme sphinxcontrib-spelling breathe ruff
+        run: sudo pip3 install mypy==1.18.2 pylint==3.0.2 ruff==0.1.3 clang sphinx sphinx_rtd_theme sphinxcontrib-spelling breathe ruff
 
       - name: Configure
         run: autoconf && ./configure --enable-longtests --enable-ccwarn
diff --git a/Makefile.in b/Makefile.in
index cec040d0b..30352cc63 100644
--- a/Makefile.in
+++ b/Makefile.in
@@ -563,7 +563,17 @@ RUFF_FLAGS = check --ignore=E402,E501,E701
 
 # "make -k" so can see all tool result errors
 lint-py:
-	$(MAKE) -k lint-py-pylint lint-py-pylint-tests lint-py-ruff
+	$(MAKE) -k lint-py-mypy lint-py-mypy-none lint-py-pylint lint-py-pylint-tests lint-py-ruff
+
+lint-py-mypy:
+	for filename in `fgrep -l '# mypy' $(PY_PROGRAMS)`; do \
+		echo "$(MYPY) $(MYPY_FLAGS) $$filename" ; \
+		$(MYPY) $(MYPY_FLAGS) $$filename ; \
+	done
+	@echo "Not mypy checked: " `fgrep -L '# mypy' $(PY_PROGRAMS)`
+
+lint-py-mypy-none:
+	@echo "mypy not checking: " `fgrep -L '# mypy' $(PY_PROGRAMS)`
 
 lint-py-mypy:
 	for filename in `fgrep -l '# mypy' $(PY_PROGRAMS)`; do \