diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 40c59ec..397e7b3 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -58,8 +58,18 @@ warn_unused_configs = true
 warn_unused_ignores = true
 
 [tool.pyright]
-exclude=['**/node_modules','**/__pycache__','**/.*', 'build', 'dist']
+deprecateTypingAliases = true
+enableTypeIgnoreComments = false  # leave these for mypy to interpret
+exclude=['**/node_modules','**/__pycache__','**/.*', 'build', 'dist', 'target']
+reportAttributeAccessIssue = false
+reportCallIssue = true
+reportMissingImports = false
+reportPossiblyUnboundVariable = false
+reportUnecessaryTypeIgnoreComment = true
+reportUnknownVariableType = false
+typeCheckingMode = "standard"
 useLibraryCodeForTypes = false
+targetVersion = "3.10"
 
 [tool.pytest.ini_options]
 addopts = " --durations=0  --typeguard-packages=pynonthermal -n auto"