diff --git a/sdkbuild/python.go b/sdkbuild/python.go
index 7dc03296..12496834 100644
--- a/sdkbuild/python.go
+++ b/sdkbuild/python.go
@@ -114,6 +114,13 @@ requires-python = "~=3.10"
 	if err := executeCommand("uv", "sync"); err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed installing: %w", err)
 	}
+	// Install mypy for type checking
+	if err := executeCommand("uv", "add", "--dev", "mypy"); err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed installing mypy: %w", err)
+	}
+	if err := executeCommand("uv", "run", "mypy", "--explicit-package-bases", "../"); err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed type checking: %w", err)
+	}
 
 	success = true
 	return &PythonProgram{dir}, nil