diff --git a/deps/requirements-pyright.txt b/deps/requirements-pyright.txt
index 2bff5696..f9a7c899 100644
--- a/deps/requirements-pyright.txt
+++ b/deps/requirements-pyright.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-pyright==1.1.287
\ No newline at end of file
+pyright==1.1.288
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/hydra_zen/structured_configs/_type_guards.py b/src/hydra_zen/structured_configs/_type_guards.py
index 4699ad9a..d75d1986 100644
--- a/src/hydra_zen/structured_configs/_type_guards.py
+++ b/src/hydra_zen/structured_configs/_type_guards.py
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 from hydra_zen.funcs import get_obj, zen_processing
 from hydra_zen.structured_configs._utils import safe_name
 from hydra_zen.typing import Builds, Just, PartialBuilds
-from hydra_zen.typing._implementations import DataClass_
+from hydra_zen.typing._implementations import DataClass_, HasTarget
 
 from ._globals import (
     JUST_FIELD_NAME,
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ def safe_getattr(obj: Any, field: str, *default: Any) -> Any:
     return getattr(obj, field, *default)
 
 
-def _get_target(x: Builds[Any]) -> Any:
+def _get_target(x: HasTarget) -> Any:
     return safe_getattr(x, TARGET_FIELD_NAME)
 
 
diff --git a/src/hydra_zen/structured_configs/_utils.py b/src/hydra_zen/structured_configs/_utils.py
index 8591cb00..30b76775 100644
--- a/src/hydra_zen/structured_configs/_utils.py
+++ b/src/hydra_zen/structured_configs/_utils.py
@@ -599,11 +599,11 @@ def merge_settings(
 
 
 _DATACLASS_OPTION_KEYS: FrozenSet[str] = (
-    DataclassOptions.__required_keys__ | DataclassOptions.__optional_keys__  # type: ignore
+    DataclassOptions.__required_keys__ | DataclassOptions.__optional_keys__
 )
 
 _STRICT_DATACLASS_OPTION_KEYS: FrozenSet[str] = (
-    StrictDataclassOptions.__required_keys__ | StrictDataclassOptions.__optional_keys__  # type: ignore
+    StrictDataclassOptions.__required_keys__ | StrictDataclassOptions.__optional_keys__
 )
 _STRICT_DATACLASS_OPTION_KEYS.copy()
 
@@ -697,7 +697,10 @@ def parse_dataclass_options(options: Mapping[str, Any]) -> DataclassOptions:
 def parse_strict_dataclass_options(
     options: Mapping[str, Any]
 ) -> TypeGuard[StrictDataclassOptions]:
-    return options.keys() <= _STRICT_DATACLASS_OPTION_KEYS and StrictDataclassOptions.__required_keys__ <= options.keys()  # type: ignore
+    return (
+        options.keys() <= _STRICT_DATACLASS_OPTION_KEYS
+        and StrictDataclassOptions.__required_keys__ <= options.keys()
+    )
 
 
 _HYDRA_CONVERT_OPTIONS = (
diff --git a/src/hydra_zen/typing/_implementations.py b/src/hydra_zen/typing/_implementations.py
index 756a3df9..1a489f2c 100644
--- a/src/hydra_zen/typing/_implementations.py
+++ b/src/hydra_zen/typing/_implementations.py
@@ -134,6 +134,11 @@ def __setattr__(self, __name: str, __value: Any) -> None:
         ...
 
 
+@runtime_checkable
+class HasTarget(Protocol):
+    _target_: str
+
+
 @runtime_checkable
 class Builds(DataClass, Protocol[T]):
     _target_: ClassVar[str]
@@ -178,11 +183,6 @@ class HydraPartialBuilds(Builds[T], HydraPartialMixin[T], Protocol[T]):
 PartialBuilds: TypeAlias = Union[ZenPartialBuilds[T], HydraPartialBuilds[T]]
 
 
-@runtime_checkable
-class HasTarget(Protocol):
-    _target_: str
-
-
 Importable = TypeVar("Importable", bound=Callable[..., Any])
 
 _HydraPrimitive: TypeAlias = Union[
diff --git a/src/hydra_zen/wrapper/_implementations.py b/src/hydra_zen/wrapper/_implementations.py
index 518feee3..05c16fab 100644
--- a/src/hydra_zen/wrapper/_implementations.py
+++ b/src/hydra_zen/wrapper/_implementations.py
@@ -822,7 +822,9 @@ class _StoreCallSig(TypedDict):
     __kw={},
 )
 
-_DEFAULT_KEYS: Final[FrozenSet[str]] = frozenset(_StoreCallSig.__required_keys__ - {"__kw"})  # type: ignore
+_DEFAULT_KEYS: Final[FrozenSet[str]] = frozenset(
+    _StoreCallSig.__required_keys__ - {"__kw"}
+)
 
 
 class _Deferred: