diff --git a/.github/workflows/python-package.yml b/.github/workflows/python-package.yml
index b3e7b65..3bf7659 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/python-package.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/python-package.yml
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ jobs:
         python -m pip install --upgrade pip
         python -m pip install testtools
         python -m pip install ruff
+        python -m pip install mypy
     - name: Test with testtools
       run: |
         python -m testtools.run extras.tests.test_suite
@@ -33,3 +34,6 @@ jobs:
     - name: Check formatting with ruff
       run: |
         python -m ruff format --check .
+    - name: Type check with mypy
+      run: |
+        python -m mypy --strict --ignore-missing-imports --follow-imports=skip --exclude tests .
diff --git a/extras/__init__.py b/extras/__init__.py
index 3b33ef1..4c18b37 100644
--- a/extras/__init__.py
+++ b/extras/__init__.py
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 """Extensions to the Python standard library."""
 
 import sys
+from typing import Optional, Callable, Sequence
 
 __all__ = [
     "try_import",
@@ -24,7 +25,11 @@
 __version__ = (1, 0, 0, "final", 0)
 
 
-def try_import(name, alternative=None, error_callback=None):
+def try_import(
+    name: str,
+    alternative: Optional[object] = None,
+    error_callback: Optional[Callable[[ImportError], None]] = None,
+) -> object:
     """Attempt to import ``name``.  If it fails, return ``alternative``.
 
     When supporting multiple versions of Python or optional dependencies, it
@@ -38,7 +43,7 @@ def try_import(name, alternative=None, error_callback=None):
         when the module cannot be loaded.
     """
     module_segments = name.split(".")
-    last_error = None
+    last_error: Optional[ImportError] = None
     remainder = []
     # module_name will be what successfully imports. We cannot walk from the
     # __import__ result because in import loops (A imports A.B, which imports
@@ -48,7 +53,7 @@ def try_import(name, alternative=None, error_callback=None):
         try:
             __import__(module_name)
         except ImportError:
-            last_error = sys.exc_info()[1]
+            last_error = sys.exc_info()[1]  # type: ignore
             remainder.append(module_segments.pop())
             continue
         else:
@@ -60,7 +65,7 @@ def try_import(name, alternative=None, error_callback=None):
     module = sys.modules[module_name]
     nonexistent = object()
     for segment in reversed(remainder):
-        module = getattr(module, segment, nonexistent)
+        module = getattr(module, segment, nonexistent)  # type: ignore
         if module is nonexistent:
             if last_error is not None and error_callback is not None:
                 error_callback(last_error)
@@ -71,7 +76,11 @@ def try_import(name, alternative=None, error_callback=None):
 _RAISE_EXCEPTION = object()
 
 
-def try_imports(module_names, alternative=_RAISE_EXCEPTION, error_callback=None):
+def try_imports(
+    module_names: Sequence[str],
+    alternative: object = _RAISE_EXCEPTION,
+    error_callback: Optional[Callable[[ImportError], None]] = None,
+) -> object:
     """Attempt to import modules.
 
     Tries to import the first module in ``module_names``.  If it can be
diff --git a/extras/py.typed b/extras/py.typed
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 91767ed..60821d6 100755
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -1,26 +1,28 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
 """Distutils installer for extras."""
 
-from setuptools import setup
+from setuptools import setup, Command
 import os.path
+from typing import cast
 
 import extras
 
-testtools_cmd = extras.try_import("testtools.TestCommand")
+testtools_cmd = cast(Command, extras.try_import("testtools.TestCommand"))
 
 
-def get_version():
+def get_version() -> str:
     """Return the version of extras that we are building."""
     version = ".".join(str(component) for component in extras.__version__[0:3])
     return version
 
 
-def get_long_description():
+def get_long_description() -> str:
     readme_path = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), "README.rst")
-    return open(readme_path).read()
+    with open(readme_path) as f:
+        return f.read()
 
 
-cmdclass = {}
+cmdclass: dict[str, type[Command]] = {}
 
 if testtools_cmd is not None:
     cmdclass["test"] = testtools_cmd
@@ -53,5 +55,6 @@ def get_long_description():
         "extras",
         "extras.tests",
     ],
+    package_data={"extras": ["py.typed"]},
     cmdclass=cmdclass,
 )