diff --git a/mypy.ini b/mypy.ini
index 6d7863b627e..a55a5d27959 100644
--- a/mypy.ini
+++ b/mypy.ini
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 [mypy]
 
 files = torchvision
+python_version = 3.10
 show_error_codes = True
 pretty = True
 allow_redefinition = True
diff --git a/torchvision/datasets/utils.py b/torchvision/datasets/utils.py
index 06ceb7327c4..ddc11d350ef 100644
--- a/torchvision/datasets/utils.py
+++ b/torchvision/datasets/utils.py
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ def calculate_md5(fpath: str, chunk_size: int = 1024 * 1024) -> str:
     # Setting the `usedforsecurity` flag does not change anything about the functionality, but indicates that we are
     # not using the MD5 checksum for cryptography. This enables its usage in restricted environments like FIPS. Without
     # it torchvision.datasets is unusable in these environments since we perform a MD5 check everywhere.
-    md5 = hashlib.md5(**dict(usedforsecurity=False) if sys.version_info >= (3, 9) else dict())
+    md5 = hashlib.md5(**dict(usedforsecurity=False) if sys.version_info >= (3, 9) else dict())  # type: ignore[arg-type]
     with open(fpath, "rb") as f:
         for chunk in iter(lambda: f.read(chunk_size), b""):
             md5.update(chunk)