diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 67dca9a..462fd4d 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
 [project]
 name = "ops-scenario"
 
-version = "7.0.4"
+version = "7.0.5"
 
 authors = [
     { name = "Pietro Pasotti", email = "pietro.pasotti@canonical.com" }
diff --git a/scenario/state.py b/scenario/state.py
index 3520f34..b8546d1 100644
--- a/scenario/state.py
+++ b/scenario/state.py
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@
 if TYPE_CHECKING:  # pragma: no cover
     from scenario import Context
 
-AnyJson = Union[str, bool, dict, int, float, list]
+AnyJson = Union[str, bool, Dict[str, "AnyJson"], int, float, List["AnyJson"]]
 RawSecretRevisionContents = RawDataBagContents = Dict[str, str]
 UnitID = int