diff --git a/.github/workflows/test_fast.yml b/.github/workflows/test_fast.yml
index 8d6a5041c66..d0bff50326d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test_fast.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test_fast.yml
@@ -58,8 +58,10 @@ jobs:
           flake8
           etc/bin/shellchecker
 
+      # note: exclude python 3.10+ from mypy checks as these produce false
+      # positives in installed libraries for python 3.7
       - name: Typing
-        if: startsWith(matrix.os, 'ubuntu')
+        if: startsWith(matrix.os, 'ubuntu') && startsWith(matrix.python-version, 3.9)
         run: mypy
 
       - name: Doctests