diff --git a/pylintrc b/pylintrc
index a603e61a7d..32dda6ca88 100644
--- a/pylintrc
+++ b/pylintrc
@@ -381,6 +381,15 @@ int-import-graph=
 overgeneral-exceptions=Exception
 
 
+[TYPING]
+
+# Minimum supported python version (used for typing only!)
+py-version = 3.6
+
+# Annotations are used exclusively for type checking
+runtime-typing = no
+
+
 [pylint.DEPRECATED_BUILTINS]
 
 # List of builtins function names that should not be used, separated by a comma