diff --git a/encrypt.py b/encrypt.py
index 6aff252..ad990a6 100644
--- a/encrypt.py
+++ b/encrypt.py
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 import os
 import argparse
 from pathspec import PathSpec
-import yaml
+import yaml # type: ignore
+from typing import Any
 
 '''
 Usage:
@@ -33,7 +34,7 @@ def encode_file_tree_to_yaml(directory, ignore_file, include_library):
     """Encode the file tree into a single YAML file."""
     ignore_patterns = load_ignore_patterns(
         ignore_file, include_library) if ignore_file else None
-    file_tree = {}
+    file_tree: dict[str, Any] = {}
 
     for root, dirs, files in os.walk(directory):
         # Skip ignored directories