diff --git a/scripts/_helpers.py b/scripts/_helpers.py
index 73b84eb..c872a00 100644
--- a/scripts/_helpers.py
+++ b/scripts/_helpers.py
@@ -10,8 +10,8 @@ def enable_mypy(approved_path: pathlib.Path) -> None:
     # Read the file text with line endings preserved
     lines = approved_path.read_text().splitlines(keepends=True)
     assert (
-        lines[2] == "# type: ignore\n"
-    ), f"Expected third line to be '# type: ignore', got {lines[2]!r} in {approved_path}"
+        lines[2] == "# mypy: ignore-errors\n"
+    ), f"Expected third line to be '# mypy: ignore-errors', got {lines[2]!r} in {approved_path}"
     # Replace the third line with the updated mypy comment
     lines[2] = '# mypy: disable-error-code="no-any-return, no-untyped-call, misc, type-arg"\n'
     approved_path.write_text("".join(lines))
diff --git a/src/algokit_client_generator/generators/header_comments.py b/src/algokit_client_generator/generators/header_comments.py
index 55fbd42..7196414 100644
--- a/src/algokit_client_generator/generators/header_comments.py
+++ b/src/algokit_client_generator/generators/header_comments.py
@@ -5,7 +5,8 @@
 def disable_linting() -> DocumentParts:
     yield "# flake8: noqa"  # this works for flake8 and ruff
     yield "# fmt: off"  # disable formatting
-    yield "# type: ignore"  # disable common type warnings
+    # https://mypy.readthedocs.io/en/stable/common_issues.html#ignoring-a-whole-file
+    yield "# mypy: ignore-errors"  # ignore common mypy warnings
 
 
 def generate_header_comments(context: GeneratorContext) -> DocumentParts: