diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index bc1938999..2c39facf6 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -171,21 +171,23 @@ exclude_also = [
 
 [tool.pyright]
 strict = ["rockcraft"]
-pythonVersion = "3.10"
+pythonVersion = "3.8"
 pythonPlatform = "Linux"
 exclude = [
     "**/.*",
     "**/__pycache__",
+    "docs/sphinx-starter-pack",
     # pyright might not like the annotations generated by setuptools_scm
     "**/_version.py",
 ]
 
 [tool.mypy]
-python_version = "3.8"
+python_version = "3.10"
 exclude = [
     "build",
     "tests",
     "results",
+    "docs/sphinx-starter-pack",
 ]
 warn_unused_configs = true
 warn_redundant_casts = true