diff --git a/commitizen/bump.py b/commitizen/bump.py
index a955c20b6..cb572d361 100644
--- a/commitizen/bump.py
+++ b/commitizen/bump.py
@@ -3,16 +3,19 @@
 import os
 import re
 from collections import OrderedDict
-from collections.abc import Generator, Iterable
 from glob import iglob
 from logging import getLogger
 from string import Template
-from typing import cast
+from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, cast
 
 from commitizen.defaults import BUMP_MESSAGE, MAJOR, MINOR, PATCH
 from commitizen.exceptions import CurrentVersionNotFoundError
 from commitizen.git import GitCommit, smart_open
-from commitizen.version_schemes import Increment, Version
+
+if TYPE_CHECKING:
+    from collections.abc import Generator, Iterable
+
+    from commitizen.version_schemes import Increment, Version
 
 VERSION_TYPES = [None, PATCH, MINOR, MAJOR]
 
@@ -56,7 +59,7 @@ def find_increment(
                 if increment == MAJOR:
                     break
 
-    return cast(Increment, increment)
+    return cast("Increment", increment)
 
 
 def update_version_in_files(
diff --git a/commitizen/changelog.py b/commitizen/changelog.py
index bdf11326b..dfc415772 100644
--- a/commitizen/changelog.py
+++ b/commitizen/changelog.py
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@
 
 import re
 from collections import OrderedDict, defaultdict
-from collections.abc import Generator, Iterable, Mapping, MutableMapping, Sequence
 from dataclasses import dataclass
 from datetime import date
 from itertools import chain
@@ -44,13 +43,14 @@
     Template,
 )
 
-from commitizen.cz.base import ChangelogReleaseHook
 from commitizen.exceptions import InvalidConfigurationError, NoCommitsFoundError
-from commitizen.git import GitCommit, GitTag
 from commitizen.tags import TagRules
 
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
-    from commitizen.cz.base import MessageBuilderHook
+    from collections.abc import Generator, Iterable, Mapping, MutableMapping, Sequence
+
+    from commitizen.cz.base import ChangelogReleaseHook, MessageBuilderHook
+    from commitizen.git import GitCommit, GitTag
 
 
 @dataclass
diff --git a/commitizen/changelog_formats/__init__.py b/commitizen/changelog_formats/__init__.py
index 9a5eea7ab..e4eb5e0a5 100644
--- a/commitizen/changelog_formats/__init__.py
+++ b/commitizen/changelog_formats/__init__.py
@@ -1,17 +1,19 @@
 from __future__ import annotations
 
 import sys
-from typing import Callable, ClassVar, Protocol
+from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Callable, ClassVar, Protocol
 
 if sys.version_info >= (3, 10):
     from importlib import metadata
 else:
     import importlib_metadata as metadata
 
-from commitizen.changelog import Metadata
-from commitizen.config.base_config import BaseConfig
 from commitizen.exceptions import ChangelogFormatUnknown
 
+if TYPE_CHECKING:
+    from commitizen.changelog import Metadata
+    from commitizen.config.base_config import BaseConfig
+
 CHANGELOG_FORMAT_ENTRYPOINT = "commitizen.changelog_format"
 TEMPLATE_EXTENSION = "j2"
 
diff --git a/commitizen/changelog_formats/base.py b/commitizen/changelog_formats/base.py
index 64a795207..eef6a2368 100644
--- a/commitizen/changelog_formats/base.py
+++ b/commitizen/changelog_formats/base.py
@@ -2,15 +2,17 @@
 
 import os
 from abc import ABCMeta
-from typing import IO, Any, ClassVar
+from typing import IO, TYPE_CHECKING, Any, ClassVar
 
 from commitizen.changelog import Metadata
-from commitizen.config.base_config import BaseConfig
 from commitizen.tags import TagRules, VersionTag
 from commitizen.version_schemes import get_version_scheme
 
 from . import ChangelogFormat
 
+if TYPE_CHECKING:
+    from commitizen.config.base_config import BaseConfig
+
 
 class BaseFormat(ChangelogFormat, metaclass=ABCMeta):
     """
diff --git a/commitizen/cmd.py b/commitizen/cmd.py
index c8d4f3301..fe70da9c9 100644
--- a/commitizen/cmd.py
+++ b/commitizen/cmd.py
@@ -2,13 +2,15 @@
 
 import os
 import subprocess
-from collections.abc import Mapping
-from typing import NamedTuple
+from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, NamedTuple
 
 from charset_normalizer import from_bytes
 
 from commitizen.exceptions import CharacterSetDecodeError
 
+if TYPE_CHECKING:
+    from collections.abc import Mapping
+
 
 class Command(NamedTuple):
     out: str
diff --git a/commitizen/commands/bump.py b/commitizen/commands/bump.py
index acf127fe3..0ed5ffd5b 100644
--- a/commitizen/commands/bump.py
+++ b/commitizen/commands/bump.py
@@ -2,14 +2,13 @@
 
 import warnings
 from logging import getLogger
-from typing import cast
+from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, cast
 
 import questionary
 
 from commitizen import bump, factory, git, hooks, out
 from commitizen.changelog_formats import get_changelog_format
 from commitizen.commands.changelog import Changelog
-from commitizen.config import BaseConfig
 from commitizen.defaults import Settings
 from commitizen.exceptions import (
     BumpCommitFailedError,
@@ -33,6 +32,9 @@
     get_version_scheme,
 )
 
+if TYPE_CHECKING:
+    from commitizen.config import BaseConfig
+
 logger = getLogger("commitizen")
 
 
@@ -69,7 +71,7 @@ def __init__(self, config: BaseConfig, arguments: BumpArgs) -> None:
         self.config: BaseConfig = config
         self.arguments = arguments
         self.bump_settings = cast(
-            BumpArgs,
+            "BumpArgs",
             {
                 **config.settings,
                 **{
@@ -260,7 +262,7 @@ def __call__(self) -> None:
             )
         )
 
-        rules = TagRules.from_settings(cast(Settings, self.bump_settings))
+        rules = TagRules.from_settings(cast("Settings", self.bump_settings))
         current_tag = rules.find_tag_for(git.get_tags(), current_version)
         current_tag_version = (
             current_tag.name if current_tag else rules.normalize_tag(current_version)
diff --git a/commitizen/commands/changelog.py b/commitizen/commands/changelog.py
index 805d7472d..215e03206 100644
--- a/commitizen/commands/changelog.py
+++ b/commitizen/commands/changelog.py
@@ -2,15 +2,13 @@
 
 import os
 import os.path
-from collections.abc import Generator, Iterable
 from difflib import SequenceMatcher
 from operator import itemgetter
 from pathlib import Path
-from typing import Any, TypedDict, cast
+from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Any, TypedDict, cast
 
 from commitizen import changelog, defaults, factory, git, out
 from commitizen.changelog_formats import get_changelog_format
-from commitizen.config import BaseConfig
 from commitizen.cz.utils import strip_local_version
 from commitizen.exceptions import (
     DryRunExit,
@@ -24,6 +22,11 @@
 from commitizen.tags import TagRules
 from commitizen.version_schemes import get_version_scheme
 
+if TYPE_CHECKING:
+    from collections.abc import Generator, Iterable
+
+    from commitizen.config import BaseConfig
+
 
 class ChangelogArgs(TypedDict, total=False):
     change_type_map: dict[str, str]
@@ -97,7 +100,7 @@ def __init__(self, config: BaseConfig, arguments: ChangelogArgs) -> None:
             self.config.settings.get("change_type_map") or self.cz.change_type_map
         )
         self.change_type_order = cast(
-            list[str],
+            "list[str]",
             self.config.settings.get("change_type_order")
             or self.cz.change_type_order
             or defaults.CHANGE_TYPE_ORDER,
diff --git a/commitizen/commands/check.py b/commitizen/commands/check.py
index a6101f7df..0ea5885eb 100644
--- a/commitizen/commands/check.py
+++ b/commitizen/commands/check.py
@@ -2,10 +2,9 @@
 
 import re
 import sys
-from typing import TypedDict
+from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, TypedDict
 
 from commitizen import factory, git, out
-from commitizen.config import BaseConfig
 from commitizen.exceptions import (
     CommitMessageLengthExceededError,
     InvalidCommandArgumentError,
@@ -13,6 +12,9 @@
     NoCommitsFoundError,
 )
 
+if TYPE_CHECKING:
+    from commitizen.config import BaseConfig
+
 
 class CheckArgs(TypedDict, total=False):
     commit_msg_file: str
diff --git a/commitizen/commands/commit.py b/commitizen/commands/commit.py
index 7144bced8..3894d0b77 100644
--- a/commitizen/commands/commit.py
+++ b/commitizen/commands/commit.py
@@ -5,13 +5,11 @@
 import shutil
 import subprocess
 import tempfile
-from pathlib import Path
-from typing import TypedDict
+from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, TypedDict
 
 import questionary
 
 from commitizen import factory, git, out
-from commitizen.config import BaseConfig
 from commitizen.cz.exceptions import CzException
 from commitizen.cz.utils import get_backup_file_path
 from commitizen.exceptions import (
@@ -27,6 +25,11 @@
 )
 from commitizen.git import smart_open
 
+if TYPE_CHECKING:
+    from pathlib import Path
+
+    from commitizen.config import BaseConfig
+
 
 class CommitArgs(TypedDict, total=False):
     all: bool
diff --git a/commitizen/commands/init.py b/commitizen/commands/init.py
index 4a8a69d9e..62678a224 100644
--- a/commitizen/commands/init.py
+++ b/commitizen/commands/init.py
@@ -1,16 +1,13 @@
 from __future__ import annotations
 
 from pathlib import Path
-from typing import Any, NamedTuple
+from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Any, NamedTuple
 
 import questionary
 import yaml
 
 from commitizen import cmd, factory, out, project_info
 from commitizen.__version__ import __version__
-from commitizen.config import (
-    BaseConfig,
-)
 from commitizen.config.factory import create_config
 from commitizen.cz import registry
 from commitizen.defaults import CONFIG_FILES, DEFAULT_SETTINGS
@@ -18,6 +15,11 @@
 from commitizen.git import get_latest_tag_name, get_tag_names, smart_open
 from commitizen.version_schemes import KNOWN_SCHEMES, Version, get_version_scheme
 
+if TYPE_CHECKING:
+    from commitizen.config import (
+        BaseConfig,
+    )
+
 
 class _VersionProviderOption(NamedTuple):
     provider_name: str
diff --git a/commitizen/config/__init__.py b/commitizen/config/__init__.py
index 6cf8b840d..e30f9f789 100644
--- a/commitizen/config/__init__.py
+++ b/commitizen/config/__init__.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 from __future__ import annotations
 
-from collections.abc import Generator
 from pathlib import Path
+from typing import TYPE_CHECKING
 
 from commitizen import defaults, git
 from commitizen.config.factory import create_config
@@ -9,6 +9,9 @@
 
 from .base_config import BaseConfig
 
+if TYPE_CHECKING:
+    from collections.abc import Generator
+
 
 def _resolve_config_paths(filepath: str | None = None) -> Generator[Path, None, None]:
     if filepath is not None:
diff --git a/commitizen/config/factory.py b/commitizen/config/factory.py
index b77aea5f3..d0a212b73 100644
--- a/commitizen/config/factory.py
+++ b/commitizen/config/factory.py
@@ -1,12 +1,16 @@
 from __future__ import annotations
 
-from pathlib import Path
+from typing import TYPE_CHECKING
 
-from commitizen.config.base_config import BaseConfig
 from commitizen.config.json_config import JsonConfig
 from commitizen.config.toml_config import TomlConfig
 from commitizen.config.yaml_config import YAMLConfig
 
+if TYPE_CHECKING:
+    from pathlib import Path
+
+    from commitizen.config.base_config import BaseConfig
+
 
 def create_config(*, data: bytes | str | None = None, path: Path) -> BaseConfig:
     if "toml" in path.suffix:
diff --git a/commitizen/config/json_config.py b/commitizen/config/json_config.py
index 4e7097aa1..860ca8ed5 100644
--- a/commitizen/config/json_config.py
+++ b/commitizen/config/json_config.py
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 from __future__ import annotations
 
 import json
-from pathlib import Path
 from typing import TYPE_CHECKING
 
 from commitizen.exceptions import InvalidConfigurationError
@@ -11,6 +10,7 @@
 
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
     import sys
+    from pathlib import Path
 
     # Self is Python 3.11+ but backported in typing-extensions
     if sys.version_info < (3, 11):
diff --git a/commitizen/config/toml_config.py b/commitizen/config/toml_config.py
index 4ea1dca7d..b10cf9bd3 100644
--- a/commitizen/config/toml_config.py
+++ b/commitizen/config/toml_config.py
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 from __future__ import annotations
 
 import os
-from pathlib import Path
 from typing import TYPE_CHECKING
 
 from tomlkit import TOMLDocument, exceptions, parse, table
@@ -12,6 +11,7 @@
 
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
     import sys
+    from pathlib import Path
 
     # Self is Python 3.11+ but backported in typing-extensions
     if sys.version_info < (3, 11):
diff --git a/commitizen/config/yaml_config.py b/commitizen/config/yaml_config.py
index c048ab272..58722d0f6 100644
--- a/commitizen/config/yaml_config.py
+++ b/commitizen/config/yaml_config.py
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 from __future__ import annotations
 
-from pathlib import Path
 from typing import TYPE_CHECKING
 
 import yaml
@@ -12,6 +11,7 @@
 
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
     import sys
+    from pathlib import Path
 
     # Self is Python 3.11+ but backported in typing-extensions
     if sys.version_info < (3, 11):
diff --git a/commitizen/cz/__init__.py b/commitizen/cz/__init__.py
index cb17fe32c..58753036f 100644
--- a/commitizen/cz/__init__.py
+++ b/commitizen/cz/__init__.py
@@ -4,14 +4,18 @@
 import pkgutil
 import sys
 import warnings
-from collections.abc import Iterable
 
 if sys.version_info >= (3, 10):
     from importlib import metadata
 else:
     import importlib_metadata as metadata
 
-from commitizen.cz.base import BaseCommitizen
+from typing import TYPE_CHECKING
+
+if TYPE_CHECKING:
+    from collections.abc import Iterable
+
+    from commitizen.cz.base import BaseCommitizen
 
 
 def discover_plugins(
diff --git a/commitizen/cz/base.py b/commitizen/cz/base.py
index f7d6ea24f..e4bf88cc1 100644
--- a/commitizen/cz/base.py
+++ b/commitizen/cz/base.py
@@ -1,16 +1,16 @@
 from __future__ import annotations
 
 from abc import ABCMeta, abstractmethod
-from collections.abc import Iterable, Mapping
 from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Any, Callable, Protocol
 
 from jinja2 import BaseLoader, PackageLoader
 from prompt_toolkit.styles import Style
 
-from commitizen import git
-from commitizen.config.base_config import BaseConfig
-
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
+    from collections.abc import Iterable, Mapping
+
+    from commitizen import git
+    from commitizen.config.base_config import BaseConfig
     from commitizen.question import CzQuestion
 
 
diff --git a/commitizen/cz/customize/customize.py b/commitizen/cz/customize/customize.py
index fa774e420..0bc31db30 100644
--- a/commitizen/cz/customize/customize.py
+++ b/commitizen/cz/customize/customize.py
@@ -1,11 +1,13 @@
 from __future__ import annotations
 
-from collections.abc import Mapping
 from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Any
 
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
+    from collections.abc import Mapping
+
     from jinja2 import Template
 
+    from commitizen.config import BaseConfig
     from commitizen.question import CzQuestion
 else:
     try:
@@ -15,7 +17,6 @@
 
 
 from commitizen import defaults
-from commitizen.config import BaseConfig
 from commitizen.cz.base import BaseCommitizen
 from commitizen.exceptions import MissingCzCustomizeConfigError
 
diff --git a/commitizen/cz/jira/jira.py b/commitizen/cz/jira/jira.py
index 9c9fbf8fa..bbe4fc5ee 100644
--- a/commitizen/cz/jira/jira.py
+++ b/commitizen/cz/jira/jira.py
@@ -1,12 +1,13 @@
 from __future__ import annotations
 
 import os
-from collections.abc import Mapping
 from typing import TYPE_CHECKING
 
 from commitizen.cz.base import BaseCommitizen
 
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
+    from collections.abc import Mapping
+
     from commitizen.question import CzQuestion
 
 __all__ = ["JiraSmartCz"]
diff --git a/commitizen/defaults.py b/commitizen/defaults.py
index c78dc18f8..b91fe4879 100644
--- a/commitizen/defaults.py
+++ b/commitizen/defaults.py
@@ -1,12 +1,13 @@
 from __future__ import annotations
 
-import pathlib
 import warnings
 from collections import OrderedDict
 from collections.abc import Iterable, MutableMapping, Sequence
 from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Any, TypedDict
 
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
+    import pathlib
+
     from commitizen.question import CzQuestion
 
 
diff --git a/commitizen/hooks.py b/commitizen/hooks.py
index f60bd9b43..10560d5ea 100644
--- a/commitizen/hooks.py
+++ b/commitizen/hooks.py
@@ -1,11 +1,14 @@
 from __future__ import annotations
 
 import os
-from collections.abc import Mapping
+from typing import TYPE_CHECKING
 
 from commitizen import cmd, out
 from commitizen.exceptions import RunHookError
 
+if TYPE_CHECKING:
+    from collections.abc import Mapping
+
 
 def run(hooks: str | list[str], _env_prefix: str = "CZ_", **env: object) -> None:
     if isinstance(hooks, str):
diff --git a/commitizen/providers/__init__.py b/commitizen/providers/__init__.py
index 3e01fe22f..4cef578ab 100644
--- a/commitizen/providers/__init__.py
+++ b/commitizen/providers/__init__.py
@@ -1,16 +1,14 @@
 from __future__ import annotations
 
 import sys
-from typing import cast
+from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, cast
 
 if sys.version_info >= (3, 10):
     from importlib import metadata
 else:
     import importlib_metadata as metadata
 
-from commitizen.config.base_config import BaseConfig
 from commitizen.exceptions import VersionProviderUnknown
-from commitizen.providers.base_provider import VersionProvider
 from commitizen.providers.cargo_provider import CargoProvider
 from commitizen.providers.commitizen_provider import CommitizenProvider
 from commitizen.providers.composer_provider import ComposerProvider
@@ -20,6 +18,10 @@
 from commitizen.providers.scm_provider import ScmProvider
 from commitizen.providers.uv_provider import UvProvider
 
+if TYPE_CHECKING:
+    from commitizen.config.base_config import BaseConfig
+    from commitizen.providers.base_provider import VersionProvider
+
 __all__ = [
     "CargoProvider",
     "CommitizenProvider",
@@ -48,4 +50,4 @@ def get_provider(config: BaseConfig) -> VersionProvider:
     except ValueError:
         raise VersionProviderUnknown(f'Version Provider "{provider_name}" unknown.')
     provider_cls = ep.load()
-    return cast(VersionProvider, provider_cls(config))
+    return cast("VersionProvider", provider_cls(config))
diff --git a/commitizen/providers/base_provider.py b/commitizen/providers/base_provider.py
index c91bfdae2..84b745e32 100644
--- a/commitizen/providers/base_provider.py
+++ b/commitizen/providers/base_provider.py
@@ -2,13 +2,15 @@
 
 import json
 from abc import ABC, abstractmethod
-from collections.abc import Mapping
 from pathlib import Path
-from typing import Any, ClassVar
+from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Any, ClassVar
 
 import tomlkit
 
-from commitizen.config.base_config import BaseConfig
+if TYPE_CHECKING:
+    from collections.abc import Mapping
+
+    from commitizen.config.base_config import BaseConfig
 
 
 class VersionProvider(ABC):
diff --git a/commitizen/providers/cargo_provider.py b/commitizen/providers/cargo_provider.py
index 02fdd2cc6..ca00f05e7 100644
--- a/commitizen/providers/cargo_provider.py
+++ b/commitizen/providers/cargo_provider.py
@@ -7,10 +7,12 @@
 
 from tomlkit import TOMLDocument, dumps, parse
 from tomlkit.exceptions import NonExistentKey
-from tomlkit.items import AoT
 
 from commitizen.providers.base_provider import TomlProvider
 
+if TYPE_CHECKING:
+    from tomlkit.items import AoT
+
 
 class CargoProvider(TomlProvider):
     """
diff --git a/commitizen/providers/npm_provider.py b/commitizen/providers/npm_provider.py
index 312544725..7aeb0ee7d 100644
--- a/commitizen/providers/npm_provider.py
+++ b/commitizen/providers/npm_provider.py
@@ -1,12 +1,14 @@
 from __future__ import annotations
 
 import json
-from collections.abc import Mapping
 from pathlib import Path
-from typing import Any, ClassVar
+from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Any, ClassVar
 
 from commitizen.providers.base_provider import VersionProvider
 
+if TYPE_CHECKING:
+    from collections.abc import Mapping
+
 
 class NpmProvider(VersionProvider):
     """
diff --git a/commitizen/providers/poetry_provider.py b/commitizen/providers/poetry_provider.py
index f63b13b79..d9a174a0a 100644
--- a/commitizen/providers/poetry_provider.py
+++ b/commitizen/providers/poetry_provider.py
@@ -1,9 +1,12 @@
 from __future__ import annotations
 
-import tomlkit
+from typing import TYPE_CHECKING
 
 from commitizen.providers.base_provider import TomlProvider
 
+if TYPE_CHECKING:
+    import tomlkit
+
 
 class PoetryProvider(TomlProvider):
     """
diff --git a/commitizen/providers/uv_provider.py b/commitizen/providers/uv_provider.py
index 21e8322d9..4574dc4b6 100644
--- a/commitizen/providers/uv_provider.py
+++ b/commitizen/providers/uv_provider.py
@@ -1,15 +1,12 @@
 from __future__ import annotations
 
 from pathlib import Path
-from typing import TYPE_CHECKING
 
 import tomlkit
+import tomlkit.items
 
 from commitizen.providers.base_provider import TomlProvider
 
-if TYPE_CHECKING:
-    import tomlkit.items
-
 
 class UvProvider(TomlProvider):
     """
diff --git a/commitizen/tags.py b/commitizen/tags.py
index e3f54370f..68c74a72e 100644
--- a/commitizen/tags.py
+++ b/commitizen/tags.py
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 
 import re
 import warnings
-from collections.abc import Iterable, Sequence
 from dataclasses import dataclass, field
 from functools import cached_property
 from itertools import chain
@@ -22,6 +21,7 @@
 
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
     import sys
+    from collections.abc import Iterable, Sequence
 
     from commitizen.version_schemes import VersionScheme
 
diff --git a/commitizen/version_schemes.py b/commitizen/version_schemes.py
index 0696d85aa..0c71bb06c 100644
--- a/commitizen/version_schemes.py
+++ b/commitizen/version_schemes.py
@@ -277,7 +277,7 @@ def bump(
         current_base = ".".join(str(part) for part in release)
 
         pre_version = (
-            self if base == current_base else cast(BaseVersion, self.scheme(base))
+            self if base == current_base else cast("BaseVersion", self.scheme(base))
         ).generate_prerelease(prerelease, offset=prerelease_offset)
 
         # TODO: post version
@@ -433,7 +433,7 @@ def get_version_scheme(settings: Settings, name: str | None = None) -> VersionSc
         (ep,) = metadata.entry_points(name=name, group=SCHEMES_ENTRYPOINT)
     except ValueError:
         raise VersionSchemeUnknown(f'Version scheme "{name}" unknown.')
-    scheme = cast(VersionScheme, ep.load())
+    scheme = cast("VersionScheme", ep.load())
 
     if not isinstance(scheme, VersionProtocol):
         warnings.warn(f"Version scheme {name} does not implement the VersionProtocol")
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 356c1d67f..f06e4802c 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -210,6 +210,13 @@ select = [
     "RUF100",
     # Checks for uses of the assert keyword.
     "S101",
+    # flake8-type-checking (TC)
+    "TC001",
+    "TC002",
+    "TC003",
+    "TC004",
+    "TC005",
+    "TC006",
 ]
 ignore = ["E501", "D1", "D415"]
 
diff --git a/tests/commands/test_bump_command.py b/tests/commands/test_bump_command.py
index 8871a6bf0..8dbe8f447 100644
--- a/tests/commands/test_bump_command.py
+++ b/tests/commands/test_bump_command.py
@@ -5,17 +5,14 @@
 import sys
 from pathlib import Path
 from textwrap import dedent
+from typing import TYPE_CHECKING
 from unittest.mock import MagicMock, call
 
-import py
 import pytest
-from pytest_mock import MockFixture
 
 import commitizen.commands.bump as bump
 from commitizen import cli, cmd, defaults, git, hooks
-from commitizen.changelog_formats import ChangelogFormat
 from commitizen.config.base_config import BaseConfig
-from commitizen.cz.base import BaseCommitizen
 from commitizen.exceptions import (
     BumpTagFailedError,
     CommitizenException,
@@ -33,6 +30,13 @@
 )
 from tests.utils import create_file_and_commit, create_tag, skip_below_py_3_13
 
+if TYPE_CHECKING:
+    import py
+    from pytest_mock import MockFixture
+
+    from commitizen.changelog_formats import ChangelogFormat
+    from commitizen.cz.base import BaseCommitizen
+
 
 @pytest.mark.parametrize(
     "commit_msg",
diff --git a/tests/commands/test_check_command.py b/tests/commands/test_check_command.py
index d2a82a903..e7918ca23 100644
--- a/tests/commands/test_check_command.py
+++ b/tests/commands/test_check_command.py
@@ -2,9 +2,9 @@
 
 import sys
 from io import StringIO
+from typing import TYPE_CHECKING
 
 import pytest
-from pytest_mock import MockFixture
 
 from commitizen import cli, commands, git
 from commitizen.exceptions import (
@@ -15,6 +15,9 @@
 )
 from tests.utils import create_file_and_commit, skip_below_py_3_13
 
+if TYPE_CHECKING:
+    from pytest_mock import MockFixture
+
 COMMIT_LOG = [
     "refactor: A code change that neither fixes a bug nor adds a feature",
     r"refactor(cz/connventional_commit): use \S to check scope",
diff --git a/tests/commands/test_init_command.py b/tests/commands/test_init_command.py
index cfecfebeb..54fa271fd 100644
--- a/tests/commands/test_init_command.py
+++ b/tests/commands/test_init_command.py
@@ -4,18 +4,21 @@
 import os
 import sys
 from pathlib import Path
-from typing import Any
+from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Any
 
 import pytest
 import yaml
-from pytest_mock import MockFixture
 
 from commitizen import cli, cmd, commands
 from commitizen.__version__ import __version__
-from commitizen.config.base_config import BaseConfig
 from commitizen.exceptions import InitFailedError, NoAnswersError
 from tests.utils import skip_below_py_3_10
 
+if TYPE_CHECKING:
+    from pytest_mock import MockFixture
+
+    from commitizen.config.base_config import BaseConfig
+
 
 class FakeQuestion:
     def __init__(self, expected_return):
diff --git a/tests/conftest.py b/tests/conftest.py
index 95e4a33c6..5eaa17440 100644
--- a/tests/conftest.py
+++ b/tests/conftest.py
@@ -3,12 +3,9 @@
 import os
 import re
 import tempfile
-from collections.abc import Iterator, Mapping
-from pathlib import Path
 from typing import TYPE_CHECKING
 
 import pytest
-from pytest_mock import MockerFixture
 
 from commitizen import cmd, defaults
 from commitizen.changelog_formats import (
@@ -20,6 +17,11 @@
 from commitizen.cz.base import BaseCommitizen
 
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
+    from collections.abc import Iterator, Mapping
+    from pathlib import Path
+
+    from pytest_mock import MockerFixture
+
     from commitizen.question import CzQuestion
 from tests.utils import create_file_and_commit
 
diff --git a/tests/providers/conftest.py b/tests/providers/conftest.py
index f73cdb72a..41b7bd02f 100644
--- a/tests/providers/conftest.py
+++ b/tests/providers/conftest.py
@@ -1,11 +1,14 @@
 from __future__ import annotations
 
 import os
-from collections.abc import Iterator
 from pathlib import Path
+from typing import TYPE_CHECKING
 
 import pytest
 
+if TYPE_CHECKING:
+    from collections.abc import Iterator
+
 
 @pytest.fixture
 def chdir(tmp_path: Path) -> Iterator[Path]:
diff --git a/tests/providers/test_base_provider.py b/tests/providers/test_base_provider.py
index 482bd698e..782a8ba89 100644
--- a/tests/providers/test_base_provider.py
+++ b/tests/providers/test_base_provider.py
@@ -1,12 +1,16 @@
 from __future__ import annotations
 
+from typing import TYPE_CHECKING
+
 import pytest
 
-from commitizen.config.base_config import BaseConfig
 from commitizen.exceptions import VersionProviderUnknown
 from commitizen.providers import get_provider
 from commitizen.providers.commitizen_provider import CommitizenProvider
 
+if TYPE_CHECKING:
+    from commitizen.config.base_config import BaseConfig
+
 
 def test_default_version_provider_is_commitizen_config(config: BaseConfig):
     provider = get_provider(config)
diff --git a/tests/providers/test_cargo_provider.py b/tests/providers/test_cargo_provider.py
index b7dc932d3..ea15fdbf3 100644
--- a/tests/providers/test_cargo_provider.py
+++ b/tests/providers/test_cargo_provider.py
@@ -3,13 +3,16 @@
 import os
 from pathlib import Path
 from textwrap import dedent
+from typing import TYPE_CHECKING
 
 import pytest
 
-from commitizen.config.base_config import BaseConfig
 from commitizen.providers import get_provider
 from commitizen.providers.cargo_provider import CargoProvider
 
+if TYPE_CHECKING:
+    from commitizen.config.base_config import BaseConfig
+
 CARGO_TOML = """\
 [package]
 name = "whatever"
diff --git a/tests/providers/test_commitizen_provider.py b/tests/providers/test_commitizen_provider.py
index b8df60da9..c28dc90f7 100644
--- a/tests/providers/test_commitizen_provider.py
+++ b/tests/providers/test_commitizen_provider.py
@@ -2,12 +2,13 @@
 
 from typing import TYPE_CHECKING
 
-from commitizen.config.base_config import BaseConfig
 from commitizen.providers.commitizen_provider import CommitizenProvider
 
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
     from pytest_mock import MockerFixture
 
+    from commitizen.config.base_config import BaseConfig
+
 
 def test_commitizen_provider(config: BaseConfig, mocker: MockerFixture):
     config.settings["version"] = "42"
diff --git a/tests/providers/test_composer_provider.py b/tests/providers/test_composer_provider.py
index 45cbc8afa..22357b7a7 100644
--- a/tests/providers/test_composer_provider.py
+++ b/tests/providers/test_composer_provider.py
@@ -1,14 +1,18 @@
 from __future__ import annotations
 
-from pathlib import Path
 from textwrap import dedent
+from typing import TYPE_CHECKING
 
 import pytest
 
-from commitizen.config.base_config import BaseConfig
 from commitizen.providers import get_provider
 from commitizen.providers.composer_provider import ComposerProvider
 
+if TYPE_CHECKING:
+    from pathlib import Path
+
+    from commitizen.config.base_config import BaseConfig
+
 COMPOSER_JSON = """\
 {
     "name": "whatever",
diff --git a/tests/providers/test_npm_provider.py b/tests/providers/test_npm_provider.py
index bc9399916..785a2cb7f 100644
--- a/tests/providers/test_npm_provider.py
+++ b/tests/providers/test_npm_provider.py
@@ -1,14 +1,18 @@
 from __future__ import annotations
 
-from pathlib import Path
 from textwrap import dedent
+from typing import TYPE_CHECKING
 
 import pytest
 
-from commitizen.config.base_config import BaseConfig
 from commitizen.providers import get_provider
 from commitizen.providers.npm_provider import NpmProvider
 
+if TYPE_CHECKING:
+    from pathlib import Path
+
+    from commitizen.config.base_config import BaseConfig
+
 NPM_PACKAGE_JSON = """\
 {
   "name": "whatever",
diff --git a/tests/providers/test_pep621_provider.py b/tests/providers/test_pep621_provider.py
index 16bb479cc..f44cef38c 100644
--- a/tests/providers/test_pep621_provider.py
+++ b/tests/providers/test_pep621_provider.py
@@ -1,14 +1,18 @@
 from __future__ import annotations
 
-from pathlib import Path
 from textwrap import dedent
+from typing import TYPE_CHECKING
 
 import pytest
 
-from commitizen.config.base_config import BaseConfig
 from commitizen.providers import get_provider
 from commitizen.providers.pep621_provider import Pep621Provider
 
+if TYPE_CHECKING:
+    from pathlib import Path
+
+    from commitizen.config.base_config import BaseConfig
+
 PEP621_TOML = """\
 [project]
 version = "0.1.0"
diff --git a/tests/providers/test_poetry_provider.py b/tests/providers/test_poetry_provider.py
index e26e2a44f..ad998d41c 100644
--- a/tests/providers/test_poetry_provider.py
+++ b/tests/providers/test_poetry_provider.py
@@ -1,14 +1,18 @@
 from __future__ import annotations
 
-from pathlib import Path
 from textwrap import dedent
+from typing import TYPE_CHECKING
 
 import pytest
 
-from commitizen.config.base_config import BaseConfig
 from commitizen.providers import get_provider
 from commitizen.providers.poetry_provider import PoetryProvider
 
+if TYPE_CHECKING:
+    from pathlib import Path
+
+    from commitizen.config.base_config import BaseConfig
+
 POETRY_TOML = """\
 [tool.poetry]
 version = "0.1.0"
diff --git a/tests/providers/test_scm_provider.py b/tests/providers/test_scm_provider.py
index 9d955b232..e28a6782a 100644
--- a/tests/providers/test_scm_provider.py
+++ b/tests/providers/test_scm_provider.py
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 from __future__ import annotations
 
+from typing import TYPE_CHECKING
+
 import pytest
 
-from commitizen.config.base_config import BaseConfig
 from commitizen.providers import get_provider
 from commitizen.providers.scm_provider import ScmProvider
 from tests.utils import (
@@ -13,6 +14,9 @@
     switch_branch,
 )
 
+if TYPE_CHECKING:
+    from commitizen.config.base_config import BaseConfig
+
 
 @pytest.mark.parametrize(
     "tag_format,tag,expected_version",
diff --git a/tests/providers/test_uv_provider.py b/tests/providers/test_uv_provider.py
index 409370937..7cb0782dd 100644
--- a/tests/providers/test_uv_provider.py
+++ b/tests/providers/test_uv_provider.py
@@ -2,13 +2,14 @@
 
 from typing import TYPE_CHECKING
 
-from commitizen.config.base_config import BaseConfig
 from commitizen.providers import get_provider
 from commitizen.providers.uv_provider import UvProvider
 
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
     from pytest_regressions.file_regression import FileRegressionFixture
 
+    from commitizen.config.base_config import BaseConfig
+
 
 PYPROJECT_TOML = """
 [project]
diff --git a/tests/test_changelog.py b/tests/test_changelog.py
index 4465fcccb..e32a9bcf9 100644
--- a/tests/test_changelog.py
+++ b/tests/test_changelog.py
@@ -4,14 +4,13 @@
 import re
 from dataclasses import dataclass
 from pathlib import Path
-from typing import Any
+from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Any
 from unittest.mock import Mock
 
 import pytest
 from jinja2 import FileSystemLoader
 
 from commitizen import changelog, git
-from commitizen.changelog_formats import ChangelogFormat
 from commitizen.commands.changelog import Changelog
 from commitizen.config import BaseConfig
 from commitizen.cz.conventional_commits.conventional_commits import (
@@ -20,6 +19,9 @@
 from commitizen.exceptions import InvalidConfigurationError
 from commitizen.version_schemes import Pep440
 
+if TYPE_CHECKING:
+    from commitizen.changelog_formats import ChangelogFormat
+
 COMMITS_DATA: list[dict[str, Any]] = [
     {
         "rev": "141ee441c9c9da0809c554103a558eb17c30ed17",
diff --git a/tests/test_changelog_format_asciidoc.py b/tests/test_changelog_format_asciidoc.py
index cc81a24f2..199c4b972 100644
--- a/tests/test_changelog_format_asciidoc.py
+++ b/tests/test_changelog_format_asciidoc.py
@@ -1,12 +1,16 @@
 from __future__ import annotations
 
-from pathlib import Path
+from typing import TYPE_CHECKING
 
 import pytest
 
 from commitizen.changelog import Metadata
 from commitizen.changelog_formats.asciidoc import AsciiDoc
-from commitizen.config.base_config import BaseConfig
+
+if TYPE_CHECKING:
+    from pathlib import Path
+
+    from commitizen.config.base_config import BaseConfig
 
 CHANGELOG_A = """
 = Changelog
diff --git a/tests/test_changelog_format_markdown.py b/tests/test_changelog_format_markdown.py
index 1abc63f29..e09d68cfe 100644
--- a/tests/test_changelog_format_markdown.py
+++ b/tests/test_changelog_format_markdown.py
@@ -1,12 +1,16 @@
 from __future__ import annotations
 
-from pathlib import Path
+from typing import TYPE_CHECKING
 
 import pytest
 
 from commitizen.changelog import Metadata
 from commitizen.changelog_formats.markdown import Markdown
-from commitizen.config.base_config import BaseConfig
+
+if TYPE_CHECKING:
+    from pathlib import Path
+
+    from commitizen.config.base_config import BaseConfig
 
 CHANGELOG_A = """
 # Changelog
diff --git a/tests/test_changelog_format_restructuredtext.py b/tests/test_changelog_format_restructuredtext.py
index ca79620ad..e6eceff4f 100644
--- a/tests/test_changelog_format_restructuredtext.py
+++ b/tests/test_changelog_format_restructuredtext.py
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 from __future__ import annotations
 
-from pathlib import Path
 from textwrap import dedent
 from typing import TYPE_CHECKING
 
@@ -12,11 +11,14 @@
     _is_overlined_title,
     _is_underlined_title,
 )
-from commitizen.config.base_config import BaseConfig
 
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
+    from pathlib import Path
+
     from _pytest.mark.structures import ParameterSet
 
+    from commitizen.config.base_config import BaseConfig
+
 
 CASES: list[ParameterSet] = []
 
diff --git a/tests/test_changelog_format_textile.py b/tests/test_changelog_format_textile.py
index 812fa6bf6..752cf229e 100644
--- a/tests/test_changelog_format_textile.py
+++ b/tests/test_changelog_format_textile.py
@@ -1,12 +1,16 @@
 from __future__ import annotations
 
-from pathlib import Path
+from typing import TYPE_CHECKING
 
 import pytest
 
 from commitizen.changelog import Metadata
 from commitizen.changelog_formats.textile import Textile
-from commitizen.config.base_config import BaseConfig
+
+if TYPE_CHECKING:
+    from pathlib import Path
+
+    from commitizen.config.base_config import BaseConfig
 
 CHANGELOG_A = """
 h1. Changelog
diff --git a/tests/test_changelog_formats.py b/tests/test_changelog_formats.py
index e0d99e032..ff7126d34 100644
--- a/tests/test_changelog_formats.py
+++ b/tests/test_changelog_formats.py
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 from __future__ import annotations
 
+from typing import TYPE_CHECKING
+
 import pytest
 
 from commitizen import defaults
@@ -9,9 +11,11 @@
     _guess_changelog_format,
     get_changelog_format,
 )
-from commitizen.config.base_config import BaseConfig
 from commitizen.exceptions import ChangelogFormatUnknown
 
+if TYPE_CHECKING:
+    from commitizen.config.base_config import BaseConfig
+
 
 @pytest.mark.parametrize("format", KNOWN_CHANGELOG_FORMATS.values())
 def test_guess_format(format: type[ChangelogFormat]):
diff --git a/tests/test_git.py b/tests/test_git.py
index f433ed633..45e6028c9 100644
--- a/tests/test_git.py
+++ b/tests/test_git.py
@@ -4,9 +4,9 @@
 import os
 import platform
 import shutil
+from typing import TYPE_CHECKING
 
 import pytest
-from pytest_mock import MockFixture
 
 from commitizen import cmd, git
 from commitizen.exceptions import GitCommandError
@@ -18,6 +18,9 @@
     switch_branch,
 )
 
+if TYPE_CHECKING:
+    from pytest_mock import MockFixture
+
 
 @pytest.mark.parametrize("date", ["2020-01-21", "1970-01-01"])
 def test_git_tag_date(date: str):
diff --git a/tests/test_version_schemes.py b/tests/test_version_schemes.py
index 8e2dae902..afaae7618 100644
--- a/tests/test_version_schemes.py
+++ b/tests/test_version_schemes.py
@@ -7,13 +7,18 @@
 else:
     import importlib_metadata as metadata
 
+from typing import TYPE_CHECKING
+
 import pytest
-from pytest_mock import MockerFixture
 
-from commitizen.config.base_config import BaseConfig
 from commitizen.exceptions import VersionSchemeUnknown
 from commitizen.version_schemes import Pep440, SemVer, get_version_scheme
 
+if TYPE_CHECKING:
+    from pytest_mock import MockerFixture
+
+    from commitizen.config.base_config import BaseConfig
+
 
 def test_default_version_scheme_is_pep440(config: BaseConfig):
     scheme = get_version_scheme(config.settings)
diff --git a/tests/utils.py b/tests/utils.py
index 43e0cf79a..bea7f20a1 100644
--- a/tests/utils.py
+++ b/tests/utils.py
@@ -4,13 +4,15 @@
 import time
 import uuid
 from pathlib import Path
-from typing import NamedTuple
+from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, NamedTuple
 
 import pytest
 from deprecated import deprecated
 
 from commitizen import cmd, exceptions, git
-from commitizen.version_schemes import Increment, Prerelease
+
+if TYPE_CHECKING:
+    from commitizen.version_schemes import Increment, Prerelease
 
 skip_below_py_3_10 = pytest.mark.skipif(
     sys.version_info < (3, 10),