diff --git a/docling/cli/main.py b/docling/cli/main.py
index ac7f289d..7f0f20bf 100644
--- a/docling/cli/main.py
+++ b/docling/cli/main.py
@@ -410,7 +410,7 @@ def convert(
         export_doctags = OutputFormat.DOCTAGS in to_formats
 
         ocr_factory = get_ocr_factory(allow_external_plugins=allow_external_plugins)
-        ocr_options: OcrOptions = ocr_factory.create_options(
+        ocr_options: OcrOptions = ocr_factory.create_options(  # type: ignore
             kind=ocr_engine,
             force_full_page_ocr=force_ocr,
         )
diff --git a/docling/models/factories/__init__.py b/docling/models/factories/__init__.py
index 6c7bc1bc..9a3308e1 100644
--- a/docling/models/factories/__init__.py
+++ b/docling/models/factories/__init__.py
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
 @lru_cache()
-def get_ocr_factory(allow_external_plugins: bool = False):
+def get_ocr_factory(allow_external_plugins: bool = False) -> OcrFactory:
     factory = OcrFactory()
     factory.load_from_plugins(allow_external_plugins=allow_external_plugins)
     logger.info("Registered ocr engines: %r", factory.registered_kind)
@@ -18,7 +18,9 @@ def get_ocr_factory(allow_external_plugins: bool = False):
 
 
 @lru_cache()
-def get_picture_description_factory(allow_external_plugins: bool = False):
+def get_picture_description_factory(
+    allow_external_plugins: bool = False,
+) -> PictureDescriptionFactory:
     factory = PictureDescriptionFactory()
     factory.load_from_plugins(allow_external_plugins=allow_external_plugins)
     logger.info("Registered picture descriptions: %r", factory.registered_kind)