diff --git a/src/molecule/dependency/ansible_galaxy/__init__.py b/src/molecule/dependency/ansible_galaxy/__init__.py
index b70f016b5..8a9df1fa6 100644
--- a/src/molecule/dependency/ansible_galaxy/__init__.py
+++ b/src/molecule/dependency/ansible_galaxy/__init__.py
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
     from molecule.config import Config
+    from molecule.types import DependencyOptions
 
 
 class AnsibleGalaxy(Base):
@@ -127,17 +128,17 @@ def default_env(self) -> dict[str, str]:
         """
         env: dict[str, str] = {}
         for invoker in self.invocations:
-            env = util.merge_dicts(env, invoker.default_env)  # type: ignore[type-var]
+            env = util.merge_dicts(env, invoker.default_env)
         return env
 
     @property
-    def default_options(self) -> dict[str, str | bool]:
+    def default_options(self) -> DependencyOptions:
         """Default options across all invokers.
 
         Returns:
             Merged dictionary of default options for all invokers.
         """
-        opts: dict[str, str] = {}
+        opts: DependencyOptions = {}
         for invoker in self.invocations:
-            opts = util.merge_dicts(opts, invoker.default_options)  # type: ignore[type-var]
+            opts = util.merge_dicts(opts, invoker.default_options)
         return opts
diff --git a/src/molecule/dependency/ansible_galaxy/base.py b/src/molecule/dependency/ansible_galaxy/base.py
index 9cb4fcb62..284692eb3 100644
--- a/src/molecule/dependency/ansible_galaxy/base.py
+++ b/src/molecule/dependency/ansible_galaxy/base.py
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 import logging
 import os
 
+from pathlib import Path
 from typing import TYPE_CHECKING
 
 from molecule import util
@@ -33,6 +34,7 @@
 
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
     from molecule.config import Config
+    from molecule.types import DependencyOptions
 
 
 LOG = logging.getLogger(__name__)
@@ -43,9 +45,11 @@ class AnsibleGalaxyBase(base.Base):
 
     Attributes:
         FILTER_OPTS: Keys to remove from the dictionary returned by options().
+        COMMANDS: Arguments to send to ansible-galaxy to install the appropriate type of content.
     """
 
-    FILTER_OPTS = ()
+    FILTER_OPTS: tuple[str, ...] = ()
+    COMMANDS: tuple[str, ...] = ()
 
     def __init__(self, config: Config) -> None:
         """Construct AnsibleGalaxy.
@@ -54,7 +58,7 @@ def __init__(self, config: Config) -> None:
             config: Molecule Config instance.
         """
         super().__init__(config)
-        self._sh_command = None
+        self._sh_command = []
 
         self.command = "ansible-galaxy"
 
@@ -68,13 +72,13 @@ def requirements_file(self) -> str:  # cover
         """
 
     @property
-    def default_options(self) -> dict[str, str | bool]:
+    def default_options(self) -> DependencyOptions:
         """Default options for this dependency.
 
         Returns:
             Default options for this dependency.
         """
-        d: dict[str, str | bool] = {
+        d: DependencyOptions = {
             "force": False,
         }
         if self._config.debug:
@@ -84,9 +88,9 @@ def default_options(self) -> dict[str, str | bool]:
 
     def filter_options(
         self,
-        opts: dict[str, str | bool],
+        opts: DependencyOptions,
         keys: tuple[str, ...],
-    ) -> dict[str, str | bool]:
+    ) -> DependencyOptions:
         """Filter certain keys from a dictionary.
 
         Removes all the values of ``keys`` from the dictionary ``opts``, if
@@ -103,26 +107,26 @@ def filter_options(
         c = copy.copy(opts)
         for key in keys:
             if key in c:
-                del c[key]
+                del c[key]  # type: ignore[misc]
         return c
 
     # NOTE(retr0h): Override the base classes' options() to handle
     # ``ansible-galaxy`` one-off.
     @property
-    def options(self) -> dict[str, str | bool]:
+    def options(self) -> DependencyOptions:
         """Computed options for this dependency.
 
         Returns:
             Merged and filtered options for this dependency.
         """
-        o = 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:
-            o = util.filter_verbose_permutation(o)
+            opts = util.filter_verbose_permutation(opts)
 
-        o = util.merge_dicts(self.default_options, o)
-        return self.filter_options(o, self.FILTER_OPTS)
+        opts = util.merge_dicts(self.default_options, opts)
+        return self.filter_options(opts, self.FILTER_OPTS)
 
     @property
     def default_env(self) -> dict[str, str]:
@@ -132,7 +136,7 @@ def default_env(self) -> dict[str, str]:
             Default environment variables for this dependency.
         """
         env = dict(os.environ)
-        return util.merge_dicts(env, self._config.env)  # type: ignore[type-var]
+        return util.merge_dicts(env, self._config.env)
 
     def bake(self) -> None:
         """Bake an ``ansible-galaxy`` command so it's ready to execute and returns None."""
@@ -141,7 +145,7 @@ def bake(self) -> None:
 
         self._sh_command = [
             self.command,
-            *self.COMMANDS,  # type: ignore[attr-defined]  # pylint: disable=no-member
+            *self.COMMANDS,
             *util.dict2args(options),
             *verbose_flag,
         ]
@@ -163,7 +167,7 @@ def execute(self, action_args: list[str] | None = None) -> None:  # noqa: ARG002
             LOG.warning(msg)
             return
 
-        if self._sh_command is None:
+        if not self._sh_command:
             self.bake()
 
         self._setup()
@@ -173,4 +177,4 @@ def _setup(self) -> None:
         """Prepare the system for using ``ansible-galaxy`` and returns None."""
 
     def _has_requirements_file(self) -> bool:
-        return os.path.isfile(self.requirements_file)  # noqa: PTH113
+        return Path(self.requirements_file).is_file()
diff --git a/src/molecule/dependency/ansible_galaxy/collections.py b/src/molecule/dependency/ansible_galaxy/collections.py
index 7c99206da..704a1afa7 100644
--- a/src/molecule/dependency/ansible_galaxy/collections.py
+++ b/src/molecule/dependency/ansible_galaxy/collections.py
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@
 from __future__ import annotations
 
 import logging
-import os
 
+from pathlib import Path
 from typing import TYPE_CHECKING
 
 from molecule import util
@@ -35,9 +35,11 @@ def default_options(self) -> DependencyOptions:
         specific = util.merge_dicts(
             general,
             {
-                "requirements-file": os.path.join(  # noqa: PTH118
-                    self._config.scenario.directory,
-                    "collections.yml",
+                "requirements-file": str(
+                    Path(
+                        self._config.scenario.directory,
+                        "collections.yml",
+                    ),
                 ),
             },
         )
diff --git a/src/molecule/dependency/ansible_galaxy/roles.py b/src/molecule/dependency/ansible_galaxy/roles.py
index f7a6bed4e..939891685 100644
--- a/src/molecule/dependency/ansible_galaxy/roles.py
+++ b/src/molecule/dependency/ansible_galaxy/roles.py
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@
 from __future__ import annotations
 
 import logging
-import os
 
+from pathlib import Path
 from typing import TYPE_CHECKING
 
 from molecule import util
@@ -35,9 +35,11 @@ def default_options(self) -> DependencyOptions:
         specific = util.merge_dicts(
             general,
             {
-                "role-file": os.path.join(  # noqa: PTH118
-                    self._config.scenario.directory,
-                    "requirements.yml",
+                "role-file": str(
+                    Path(
+                        self._config.scenario.directory,
+                        "requirements.yml",
+                    ),
                 ),
             },
         )
diff --git a/src/molecule/dependency/base.py b/src/molecule/dependency/base.py
index e8f7069be..f2a5cb5e5 100644
--- a/src/molecule/dependency/base.py
+++ b/src/molecule/dependency/base.py
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
 
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
     from molecule.config import Config
+    from molecule.types import DependencyOptions
 
 
 LOG = logging.getLogger(__name__)
@@ -58,14 +59,12 @@ def __init__(self, config: Config) -> None:
             config: An instance of a Molecule config.
         """
         self._config = config
-        self._sh_command: str | list[str] | None = None
+        self._sh_command: list[str] = []
 
     def execute_with_retries(self) -> None:
         """Run dependency downloads with retry and timed back-off."""
-        exception = None
-
         try:
-            util.run_command(self._sh_command, debug=self._config.debug, check=True)  # type: ignore[arg-type]
+            util.run_command(self._sh_command, debug=self._config.debug, check=True)
             msg = "Dependency completed successfully."
             LOG.info(msg)
             return  # noqa: TRY300
@@ -82,7 +81,7 @@ def execute_with_retries(self) -> None:
             self.SLEEP += self.BACKOFF
 
             try:
-                util.run_command(self._sh_command, debug=self._config.debug, check=True)  # type: ignore[arg-type]
+                util.run_command(self._sh_command, debug=self._config.debug, check=True)
                 msg = "Dependency completed successfully."
                 LOG.info(msg)
                 return  # noqa: TRY300
@@ -90,7 +89,7 @@ def execute_with_retries(self) -> None:
                 exception = _exception
 
         LOG.error(str(exception))
-        util.sysexit(exception.returncode)  # type: ignore[union-attr]
+        util.sysexit(exception.returncode)
 
     @abc.abstractmethod
     def execute(
@@ -107,7 +106,7 @@ def execute(
 
     @property
     @abc.abstractmethod
-    def default_options(self) -> dict[str, str | bool]:  # pragma: no cover
+    def default_options(self) -> DependencyOptions:  # pragma: no cover
         """Get default CLI arguments provided to ``cmd``.
 
         Returns:
@@ -125,7 +124,7 @@ def default_env(self) -> dict[str, str]:  # pragma: no cover
         # dict[str, str] should fit the typevar of merge_dicts, and all types are the same, yet
         # it still complains.
         env = dict(os.environ)
-        return util.merge_dicts(env, self._config.env)  # type: ignore[type-var]
+        return util.merge_dicts(env, self._config.env)
 
     @property
     def name(self) -> str:
@@ -145,7 +144,7 @@ def enabled(self) -> bool:
         return self._config.config["dependency"]["enabled"]
 
     @property
-    def options(self) -> dict[str, str | bool]:
+    def options(self) -> DependencyOptions:
         """Computed dependency options.
 
         Returns:
diff --git a/src/molecule/dependency/shell.py b/src/molecule/dependency/shell.py
index 48ea28134..990429f0e 100644
--- a/src/molecule/dependency/shell.py
+++ b/src/molecule/dependency/shell.py
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
 
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
     from molecule.config import Config
+    from molecule.types import DependencyOptions
 
 
 LOG = logging.getLogger(__name__)
@@ -81,7 +82,7 @@ def __init__(self, config: Config) -> None:
             config: Molecule Config instance.
         """
         super().__init__(config)
-        self._sh_command: str | None = None
+        self._sh_command: list[str] = []
 
     @property
     def command(self) -> str:
@@ -93,7 +94,7 @@ def command(self) -> str:
         return self._config.config["dependency"]["command"] or ""
 
     @property
-    def default_options(self) -> dict[str, str | bool]:
+    def default_options(self) -> DependencyOptions:
         """Get default options for shell dependencies (none).
 
         Returns:
@@ -103,7 +104,7 @@ def default_options(self) -> dict[str, str | bool]:
 
     def bake(self) -> None:
         """Bake a ``shell`` command so it's ready to execute."""
-        self._sh_command = self.command
+        self._sh_command = [self.command]
 
     def execute(self, action_args: list[str] | None = None) -> None:  # noqa: ARG002
         """Execute the dependency solver.
@@ -117,7 +118,7 @@ def execute(self, action_args: list[str] | None = None) -> None:  # noqa: ARG002
             return
         super().execute()
 
-        if self._sh_command is None:
+        if not self._sh_command:
             self.bake()
         self.execute_with_retries()
 
diff --git a/src/molecule/types.py b/src/molecule/types.py
index cc7293da9..37b3ed916 100644
--- a/src/molecule/types.py
+++ b/src/molecule/types.py
@@ -9,9 +9,10 @@
     from typing import Any
 
 
+# We have to use the alternate form here because dashes are invalid in python identifiers
 DependencyOptions = TypedDict(
     "DependencyOptions",
-    {"force": bool, "requirements-file": str, "role-file": str, "vvv": bool},
+    {"force": bool, "requirements-file": str, "role-file": str, "verbose": bool, "vvv": bool},
     total=False,
 )
 
diff --git a/src/molecule/util.py b/src/molecule/util.py
index 68b599ab1..2c1e2ff54 100644
--- a/src/molecule/util.py
+++ b/src/molecule/util.py
@@ -50,10 +50,12 @@
 
     from ansible_compat.types import JSON
 
-    from molecule.types import CommandArgs, ConfigData, PlatformData
+    from molecule.types import CommandArgs, ConfigData, DependencyOptions, PlatformData
 
     NestedDict = MutableMapping[str, JSON]
     _T = TypeVar("_T", bound=NestedDict)
+    GenericOptions = dict[str, str | bool]
+    Options = TypeVar("Options", bound=(GenericOptions | DependencyOptions))
 
 
 LOG = logging.getLogger(__name__)
@@ -357,7 +359,7 @@ def instance_with_scenario_name(instance_name: str, scenario_name: str) -> str:
     return f"{instance_name}-{scenario_name}"
 
 
-def verbose_flag(options: MutableMapping[str, Any]) -> list[str]:
+def verbose_flag(options: Options) -> list[str]:
     """Return computed verbosity flag.
 
     Args:
@@ -380,7 +382,7 @@ def verbose_flag(options: MutableMapping[str, Any]) -> list[str]:
     return flags
 
 
-def filter_verbose_permutation(options: dict[str, Any]) -> dict[str, Any]:
+def filter_verbose_permutation(options: Options) -> Options:
     """Clean verbose information.
 
     Args:
@@ -557,7 +559,7 @@ def boolean(value: bool | AnyStr, *, strict: bool = True) -> bool:
     )
 
 
-def dict2args(data: dict[str, str | bool]) -> list[str]:
+def dict2args(data: Options) -> list[str]:
     """Convert a dictionary of options to command like arguments.
 
     Args:
@@ -566,7 +568,7 @@ def dict2args(data: dict[str, str | bool]) -> list[str]:
     Returns:
         A list of command-like flags represented by the dictionary.
     """
-    result = []
+    result: list[str] = []
     # keep sorting in order to achieve a predictable behavior
     for k, v in sorted(data.items()):
         if v is not False: