diff --git a/src/molecule/dependency/ansible_galaxy/base.py b/src/molecule/dependency/ansible_galaxy/base.py
index 23ab6a2c0..04244f5bf 100644
--- a/src/molecule/dependency/ansible_galaxy/base.py
+++ b/src/molecule/dependency/ansible_galaxy/base.py
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ def options(self) -> MutableMapping[str, str | bool]:
         Returns:
             Merged and filtered options for this dependency.
         """
-        opts: MutableMapping[str, str | bool] = self._config.config["dependency"]["options"]
+        opts = self._config.config["dependency"]["options"]
         # NOTE(retr0h): Remove verbose options added by the user while in
         # debug.
         if self._config.debug:
diff --git a/src/molecule/dependency/ansible_galaxy/collections.py b/src/molecule/dependency/ansible_galaxy/collections.py
index 4a2e43c2d..0fb584117 100644
--- a/src/molecule/dependency/ansible_galaxy/collections.py
+++ b/src/molecule/dependency/ansible_galaxy/collections.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 import logging
 
 from pathlib import Path
-from typing import TYPE_CHECKING
+from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, cast
 
 from molecule import util
 from molecule.dependency.ansible_galaxy.base import AnsibleGalaxyBase
@@ -58,4 +58,4 @@ def requirements_file(self) -> str:
         Returns:
             Path to the requirements file for this dependency.
         """
-        return self.options["requirements-file"]  # type: ignore[return-value]
+        return cast(str, self.options["requirements-file"])
diff --git a/src/molecule/dependency/ansible_galaxy/roles.py b/src/molecule/dependency/ansible_galaxy/roles.py
index ec2e67b59..49d105c44 100644
--- a/src/molecule/dependency/ansible_galaxy/roles.py
+++ b/src/molecule/dependency/ansible_galaxy/roles.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 import logging
 
 from pathlib import Path
-from typing import TYPE_CHECKING
+from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, cast
 
 from molecule import util
 from molecule.dependency.ansible_galaxy.base import AnsibleGalaxyBase
@@ -57,4 +57,4 @@ def requirements_file(self) -> str:
         Returns:
             Path to the requirements file for this dependency.
         """
-        return self.options["role-file"]  # type: ignore[return-value]
+        return cast(str, self.options["role-file"])
diff --git a/src/molecule/provisioner/ansible.py b/src/molecule/provisioner/ansible.py
index 6cfe0b082..bbd8a0cbf 100644
--- a/src/molecule/provisioner/ansible.py
+++ b/src/molecule/provisioner/ansible.py
@@ -39,9 +39,10 @@
 
 
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
-    from collections.abc import MutableMapping
     from typing import Any
 
+    from molecule.types import Options
+
     Vivify = collections.defaultdict[str, Any | "Vivify"]
 
 
@@ -578,17 +579,17 @@ def config_options(self) -> dict[str, Any]:
         )
 
     @property
-    def options(self) -> MutableMapping[str, str | bool]:  # noqa: D102
+    def options(self) -> Options:  # noqa: D102
         if self._config.action in ["create", "destroy"]:
             return self.default_options
 
-        o: MutableMapping[str, str | bool] = self._config.config["provisioner"]["options"]
+        opts = self._config.config["provisioner"]["options"]
         # NOTE(retr0h): Remove verbose options added by the user while in
         # debug.
         if self._config.debug:
-            o = util.filter_verbose_permutation(o)
+            opts = util.filter_verbose_permutation(opts)
 
-        return util.merge_dicts(self.default_options, o)
+        return util.merge_dicts(self.default_options, opts)
 
     @property
     def env(self) -> dict[str, str]:  # noqa: D102
diff --git a/src/molecule/types.py b/src/molecule/types.py
index 884b023f2..6004f6531 100644
--- a/src/molecule/types.py
+++ b/src/molecule/types.py
@@ -2,15 +2,14 @@
 
 from __future__ import annotations
 
-from collections.abc import MutableMapping
 from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, TypedDict
 
 
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
+    from collections.abc import MutableMapping
     from typing import Any, Literal, TypeAlias
 
-
-Options: TypeAlias = MutableMapping[str, str | bool]
+    Options: TypeAlias = MutableMapping[str, str | bool]
 
 
 class DependencyData(TypedDict, total=False):
diff --git a/src/molecule/util.py b/src/molecule/util.py
index ade8dde0a..844c012b8 100644
--- a/src/molecule/util.py
+++ b/src/molecule/util.py
@@ -43,12 +43,12 @@
 
 
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
-    from collections.abc import Generator, Iterable, Mapping, MutableMapping
+    from collections.abc import Generator, Iterable, MutableMapping
     from io import TextIOWrapper
     from typing import Any, AnyStr, NoReturn, TypeVar
     from warnings import WarningMessage
 
-    from molecule.types import CommandArgs, ConfigData, PlatformData
+    from molecule.types import CommandArgs, ConfigData, Options, PlatformData
 
     NestedDict = MutableMapping[str, Any]
     _T = TypeVar("_T", bound=NestedDict)
@@ -355,7 +355,7 @@ def instance_with_scenario_name(instance_name: str, scenario_name: str) -> str:
     return f"{instance_name}-{scenario_name}"
 
 
-def verbose_flag(options: MutableMapping[str, str | bool]) -> list[str]:
+def verbose_flag(options: Options) -> list[str]:
     """Return computed verbosity flag.
 
     Args:
@@ -378,9 +378,7 @@ def verbose_flag(options: MutableMapping[str, str | bool]) -> list[str]:
     return flags
 
 
-def filter_verbose_permutation(
-    options: Mapping[str, str | bool],
-) -> MutableMapping[str, str | bool]:
+def filter_verbose_permutation(options: Options) -> Options:
     """Clean verbose information.
 
     Args: