diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/ci-tests.yml
index deb95de..b8aefd7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci-tests.yml
@@ -4,23 +4,21 @@ jobs:
   build:
     env:
       # We use these variables to convert between tox and GHA version literals
-      py36: 3.6
       py37: 3.7
       py38: 3.8
       py39: 3.9
       py310: "3.10"
       py311: "3.11"
+      py312: "3.12"
       pypy3: pypy-3.7
       RUN_MATRIX_COMBINATION: ${{ matrix.python-version }}-${{ matrix.os }}
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false  # ensures the entire test matrix is run, even if one permutation fails
       matrix:
-        python-version: [ py36, py37, py38, py39, py310, py311 ]
+        python-version: [ py37, py38, py39, py310, py311, py312 ]
         os: [ ubuntu-20.04, windows-2019 ]
-        exclude:
-          - os: windows-2019
-            python-version: py36
+
     steps:
       - name: Checkout Core Repo @ SHA - ${{ github.sha }}
         uses: actions/checkout@v2
@@ -30,7 +28,7 @@ jobs:
           python-version: ${{ env[matrix.python-version] }}
           architecture: 'x64'
       - name: Install Tox
-        run: pip install tox==3.27.1 -U tox-factor
+        run: pip install tox==4.* -U
       - name: Cache tox environment
         # Preserves .tox directory between runs for faster installs
         uses: actions/cache@v2
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 4b1ff71..bcdb747 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ share/python-wheels/
 .installed.cfg
 *.egg
 MANIFEST
+venv*/
 
 # PyInstaller
 #  Usually these files are written by a python script from a template
diff --git a/example/example.py b/example/example.py
index 670abc2..3895467 100644
--- a/example/example.py
+++ b/example/example.py
@@ -5,13 +5,13 @@
 
 
 @instrumented
-def foobar():
+def foobar() -> None:
     # automatically creates a "foobar" span due to "instrumented" decorator
     time.sleep(random.randint(0, 10) / 10.0)
 
 
 @instrumented(span_name="my custom span name")
-def bar():
+def bar() -> None:
     # automatically creates a span due to "instrumented" decorator, using a custom name
 
     # set an attribute for the span
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ def bar():
 
 
 @instrumented
-def foo():
+def foo() -> None:
     # automatically creates a span due to "instrumented" decorator
     for _ in range(0, random.randint(10, 20)):
         bar()
diff --git a/otel_extensions/__init__.py b/otel_extensions/__init__.py
index 651f3e7..f9cd730 100644
--- a/otel_extensions/__init__.py
+++ b/otel_extensions/__init__.py
@@ -1,14 +1,19 @@
-from typing import Callable, Optional, Dict
+from typing import Callable, Optional, Dict, Any, TYPE_CHECKING, Union, cast, TypeVar, overload
 import os
 from functools import wraps
 import logging
 import inspect
 from opentelemetry import context, trace
+from opentelemetry.trace import Tracer
+from opentelemetry.sdk.trace import TracerProvider
 from opentelemetry.trace.propagation.tracecontext import TraceContextTextMapPropagator
 import importlib
 import warnings
 from opentelemetry.util.types import AttributeValue as SpanAttributeValue
 
+CallableType = Callable[..., Any]
+DecoratedFuncType = TypeVar("DecoratedFuncType", bound=CallableType)
+
 __all__ = [
     "TelemetryOptions",
     "TraceEventLogHandler",
@@ -21,9 +26,8 @@
     "inject_context_to_env",
 ]
 
-global_tracer_provider: Optional[object] = None
-tracer_providers_by_service_name: Dict[str, object] = {}
-span_processors = []
+global_tracer_provider: Optional[TracerProvider] = None
+tracer_providers_by_service_name: Dict[str, TracerProvider] = {}
 
 
 class TelemetryOptions:
@@ -37,7 +41,7 @@ class TelemetryOptions:
     OTEL_PROCESSOR_TYPE: str = "batch"
     TRACEPARENT: Optional[str] = None
 
-    def __init__(self, *_args, **kwargs):
+    def __init__(self, *_args: Any, **kwargs: Any) -> None:
         all_attrs = [attr for attr in dir(self.__class__) if not attr.startswith("_")]
         # set default values from env
         for attr in all_attrs:
@@ -55,76 +59,81 @@ class TraceContextCarrier:
 
     traceparent_var = "TRACEPARENT"
 
-    def __init__(self, carrier: Optional[dict] = None):
-        self.token = None
-        self.carrier = carrier
+    def __init__(self, carrier: Optional[Dict[str, str]] = None):
+        self.token: Optional[object] = None
         if carrier is None:
-            self.carrier = {}
-            TraceContextTextMapPropagator().inject(self.carrier)
+            carrier = {}
+            TraceContextTextMapPropagator().inject(carrier)
+        self.carrier: Dict[str, str] = carrier
 
-    def __enter__(self):
+    def __enter__(self) -> "TraceContextCarrier":
         if self.token is None:
             self.token = self.__attach(self.carrier)
+        return self
 
-    def __exit__(self, exc_type, exc_val, exc_tb):
+    def __exit__(self, exc_type: Any, exc_val: Any, exc_tb: Any) -> None:
         self.detach()
 
     @classmethod
-    def attach_from_env(cls):
+    def attach_from_env(cls) -> "TraceContextCarrier":
         traceparent = os.environ.get(cls.traceparent_var)
         carrier = TraceContextCarrier(carrier={"traceparent": traceparent} if traceparent is not None else {})
         carrier.attach()
         return carrier
 
     @classmethod
-    def attach_from_options(cls, options: TelemetryOptions):
+    def attach_from_options(cls, options: TelemetryOptions) -> "TraceContextCarrier":
         traceparent = options.TRACEPARENT
-        carrier = TraceContextCarrier(
-            carrier={"traceparent": traceparent} if traceparent is not None else {}
-        )
+        carrier = TraceContextCarrier(carrier={"traceparent": traceparent} if traceparent is not None else {})
         carrier.attach()
         return carrier
 
     @classmethod
-    def inject_to_env(cls):
+    def inject_to_env(cls) -> None:
         ctx = TraceContextCarrier()
         if "traceparent" in ctx.carrier:
             os.environ[cls.traceparent_var] = ctx.carrier["traceparent"]
 
-    def attach(self):
+    def attach(self) -> None:
         self.token = self.__attach(self.carrier)
 
-    def detach(self):
+    def detach(self) -> None:
         if self.token is not None:
             context.detach(self.token)
             self.token = None
 
-    def __eq__(self, other):
-        return self.carrier == other.carrier
+    def __eq__(self, other: object) -> bool:
+        return isinstance(other, TraceContextCarrier) and self.carrier == other.carrier
 
     @classmethod
-    def __attach(cls, carrier):
+    def __attach(cls, carrier: Dict[str, str]) -> object:
         token = context.attach(TraceContextTextMapPropagator().extract(carrier=carrier))
         return token
 
 
-class TraceEventLogHandler(logging.StreamHandler):
+if TYPE_CHECKING:
+    BaseStreamHandler = logging.StreamHandler["TraceEventLogHandler"]
+else:
+    BaseStreamHandler = logging.StreamHandler
+
+
+class TraceEventLogHandler(BaseStreamHandler):
     """log handler class that adds log messages as events in the current span"""
 
-    def __init__(self):
+    def __init__(self) -> None:
         super().__init__(stream=self)
         self.name = "TraceEventLogHandler"
 
-    def write(self, msg: str):
+    def write(self, msg: str) -> None:
         if msg != self.terminator:
             current_span = trace.get_current_span()
             current_span.add_event(msg)
 
-    def flush(self):
+    def flush(self) -> None:
         """no need to flush"""
 
 
-def get_tracer(module_name: str, service_name: str = None):
+def get_tracer(module_name: str, service_name: Optional[str] = None) -> Tracer:
     """
     Get the `Tracer` for the specified module and service name
     Args:
@@ -143,7 +152,7 @@ def get_tracer(module_name: str, service_name: str = None):
         return trace.get_tracer(module_name, tracer_provider=tracer_provider)
 
 
-def init_telemetry_provider(options: TelemetryOptions = None, **resource_attrs):
+def init_telemetry_provider(options: Optional[TelemetryOptions] = None, **resource_attrs: Any) -> None:
     """
     Initialize telemetry collection for a service, and inherits any trace context
     set from the TRACEPARENT environment variable
@@ -167,7 +176,7 @@ def init_telemetry_provider(options: TelemetryOptions = None, **resource_attrs):
             TraceContextCarrier.attach_from_env()
 
 
-def flush_telemetry_data():
+def flush_telemetry_data() -> None:
     """Forces a flush of all span exporters attached to trace providers"""
     global global_tracer_provider, tracer_providers_by_service_name
     if global_tracer_provider is not None:
@@ -177,7 +186,7 @@ def flush_telemetry_data():
         provider.force_flush()  # noqa
 
 
-def _try_load_trace_provider(options: TelemetryOptions, **resource_attrs):
+def _try_load_trace_provider(options: TelemetryOptions, **resource_attrs: Any) -> None:
     global global_tracer_provider, tracer_providers_by_service_name
     try:
         from opentelemetry.sdk.resources import SERVICE_NAME, Resource
@@ -230,16 +239,20 @@ def _try_load_trace_provider(options: TelemetryOptions, **resource_attrs):
         pass
 
 
-def _get_traces_endpoint(options: TelemetryOptions):
-    path = "v1/traces" if options.OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_ENDPOINT.endswith("/") else "/v1/traces"
+def _get_traces_endpoint(options: TelemetryOptions) -> str:
+    path = (
+        "v1/traces"
+        if options.OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_ENDPOINT and options.OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_ENDPOINT.endswith("/")
+        else "/v1/traces"
+    )
     endpoint = f"{options.OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_ENDPOINT}{path}"
     return endpoint
 
 
 class ContextInjector:
-    def __call__(self, wrapped_function: Callable) -> Callable:
+    def __call__(self, wrapped_function: CallableType) -> CallableType:
         @wraps(wrapped_function)
-        def new_f(*args, **kwargs):
+        def new_f(*args: Any, **kwargs: Any) -> Any:
             prev_env = os.environ.get(TraceContextCarrier.traceparent_var)
             TraceContextCarrier.inject_to_env()
             try:
@@ -251,7 +264,7 @@ def new_f(*args, **kwargs):
         return new_f
 
 
-def inject_context_to_env(wrapped_function: Callable):
+def inject_context_to_env(wrapped_function: CallableType) -> CallableType:
     injector = ContextInjector()
     return injector(wrapped_function)
 
@@ -259,15 +272,15 @@ def inject_context_to_env(wrapped_function: Callable):
 class Instrumented:
     def __init__(
         self,
-        span_name: str = None,
-        service_name: str = None,
+        span_name: Optional[str] = None,
+        service_name: Optional[str] = None,
         span_attributes: Optional[Dict[str, SpanAttributeValue]] = None,
-    ):
+    ) -> None:
         self.span_name = span_name
         self.service_name = service_name
         self.span_attributes = span_attributes if span_attributes is not None else {}
 
-    def __call__(self, wrapped_function: Callable) -> Callable:
+    def __call__(self, wrapped_function: DecoratedFuncType) -> DecoratedFuncType:
         module = inspect.getmodule(wrapped_function)
         is_async = inspect.iscoroutinefunction(wrapped_function)
         module_name = __name__
@@ -276,27 +289,42 @@ def __call__(self, wrapped_function: Callable) -> Callable:
         span_name = self.span_name or wrapped_function.__qualname__
 
         @wraps(wrapped_function)
-        def new_f(*args, **kwargs):
+        def new_f(*args: Any, **kwargs: Any) -> Any:
             with get_tracer(module_name, service_name=self.service_name).start_as_current_span(span_name) as span:
                 span.set_attributes(self.span_attributes)
                 return wrapped_function(*args, **kwargs)
 
         @wraps(wrapped_function)
-        async def new_f_async(*args, **kwargs):
+        async def new_f_async(*args: Any, **kwargs: Any) -> Any:
             with get_tracer(module_name, service_name=self.service_name).start_as_current_span(span_name) as span:
                 span.set_attributes(self.span_attributes)
                 return await wrapped_function(*args, **kwargs)
 
-        return new_f_async if is_async else new_f
+        return cast(DecoratedFuncType, new_f_async) if is_async else cast(DecoratedFuncType, new_f)
+
+
+@overload
+def instrumented(wrapped_function: DecoratedFuncType) -> DecoratedFuncType:
+    ...
+
+
+@overload
+def instrumented(
+    *,
+    span_name: Optional[str] = None,
+    service_name: Optional[str] = None,
+    span_attributes: Optional[Dict[str, SpanAttributeValue]] = None,
+) -> Instrumented:
+    ...
 
 
 def instrumented(
-    wrapped_function: Optional[Callable] = None,
+    wrapped_function: Optional[DecoratedFuncType] = None,
     *,
     span_name: Optional[str] = None,
     service_name: Optional[str] = None,
     span_attributes: Optional[Dict[str, SpanAttributeValue]] = None,
-):
+) -> Union[DecoratedFuncType, Instrumented]:
     """
     Decorator to enable opentelemetry instrumentation on a function.
 
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index e8d14a0..8bcc7dd 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -16,12 +16,12 @@ classifiers =
     Operating System :: OS Independent
     Programming Language :: Python :: 3
     Programming Language :: Python :: 3 :: Only
-    Programming Language :: Python :: 3.6
     Programming Language :: Python :: 3.7
     Programming Language :: Python :: 3.8
     Programming Language :: Python :: 3.9
     Programming Language :: Python :: 3.10
     Programming Language :: Python :: 3.11
+    Programming Language :: Python :: 3.12
     Topic :: Software Development :: Libraries
     Topic :: Software Development :: Testing
     Topic :: Utilities
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ packages = find:
 install_requires =
     opentelemetry-api
     opentelemetry-sdk
-python_requires = >=3.6
+python_requires = >=3.7
 zip_safe = True
 
 [options.packages.find]
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ xfail_strict = True
 junit_family = xunit2
 
 [mypy]
-python_version = 3.6
+python_version = 3.7
 disallow_any_generics = True
 disallow_subclassing_any = True
 disallow_untyped_calls = True
diff --git a/test-requirements.txt b/test-requirements.txt
index 47b0f16..82a1ba9 100644
--- a/test-requirements.txt
+++ b/test-requirements.txt
@@ -2,3 +2,4 @@ pytest
 pytest-cov
 opentelemetry-distro[otlp]
 pytest-asyncio
+mypy
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index 4057cd4..b25af4c 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 [tox]
 envlist =
+    py312
     py311
     py310
     py39
     py38
     py37
-    py36
 
 [testenv]
 deps=-e {toxinidir}
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ commands=
          --cov=otel_extensions --cov-branch \
           --junitxml {toxworkdir}{/}junit-{envname}.xml \
           tests --cov-fail-under=80
+    mypy otel_extensions
+    mypy example
 
 [testenv:linting]
 basepython = python3
@@ -24,4 +26,8 @@ skip_install = true
 deps =
     pre-commit==2.16.0
 commands =
-    pre-commit run
\ No newline at end of file
+    pre-commit run
+
+[testenv:type]
+deps = -r{toxinidir}/test-requirements.txt
+commands = mypy otel_extensions
\ No newline at end of file