diff --git a/helloworld/greet/greeting.py b/helloworld/greet/greeting.py
index 6a5eb1a..cd0eed4 100644
--- a/helloworld/greet/greeting.py
+++ b/helloworld/greet/greeting.py
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ def __init__(
         )
         self._translator = LanguageTranslator(self._translations)
 
-    def greet(self, name: str) -> str:
+    def greet(self, name: int) -> str:
         random_greeting = random.choice(list(self._translations.keys()))
         greeting = self._translator.translate_to_random_language(random_greeting)
         return f"{greeting}, {name}!".capitalize()
diff --git a/helloworld/main.py b/helloworld/main.py
index 125d189..c408d10 100644
--- a/helloworld/main.py
+++ b/helloworld/main.py
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 
 
 def say_hello() -> None:
-    greeting = Greeter().greet("Pantsbuild")
+    greeting = Greeter().greet(5)
     print(green(greeting))
 
 
diff --git a/helloworld/pyproject.toml b/helloworld/pyproject.toml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..47e6dd2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/helloworld/pyproject.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+[tool.pyright]
+reportArgumentType = false
+reportGeneralTypeIssues = false
+reportMissingImports = false
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/pants.toml b/pants.toml
index f5b38ae..e10963b 100644
--- a/pants.toml
+++ b/pants.toml
@@ -4,13 +4,8 @@
 [GLOBAL]
 pants_version = "2.20.0"
 backend_packages.add = [
-  "pants.backend.build_files.fmt.black",  
   "pants.backend.python",
-  "pants.backend.python.lint.docformatter",
-  "pants.backend.python.lint.black",
-  "pants.backend.python.lint.flake8",
-  "pants.backend.python.lint.isort",
-  "pants.backend.python.typecheck.mypy",
+  "pants.backend.experimental.python.typecheck.pyright",
 ]
 
 [anonymous-telemetry]
@@ -18,33 +13,10 @@ enabled = true
 repo_id = "3B1D361B-E9F1-49A8-B761-03DCC41FD58E"
 
 [source]
-# The Python source root is the repo root. See https://www.pantsbuild.org/docs/source-roots.
-root_patterns = ["/"]
+root_patterns = ["/helloworld/"]
 
 [python]
-# The default interpreter constraints for code in this repo. Individual targets can override
-#  this with the `interpreter_constraints` field. See
-#  https://www.pantsbuild.org/docs/python-interpreter-compatibility.
+interpreter_constraints = ["==3.8.*"]
 
-# Modify this if you don't have Python 3.9 on your machine.
-# This can be a range, such as [">=3.8,<3.11"], but it's usually recommended to restrict
-# to a single minor version.
-interpreter_constraints = ["==3.9.*"]
-
-# Enable the "resolves" mechanism, which turns on lockfiles for user code. See
-# https://www.pantsbuild.org/docs/python-third-party-dependencies. This also adds the
-# `generate-lockfiles` goal for Pants to generate the lockfile for you.
-enable_resolves = true
-
-resolves = { python-default = "python-default.lock"}
-
-[python-bootstrap]
-# We search for interpreters both on the $PATH and in the `$(pyenv root)/versions` folder.
-#  If you're using macOS, you may want to leave off the <PATH> entry to avoid using the
-#  problematic system Pythons. See
-#  https://www.pantsbuild.org/docs/python-interpreter-compatibility#changing-the-interpreter-search-path.
-search_path = ["<PATH>", "<PYENV>"]
-
-[python-infer]
-# 2.17 is transitioning to a new, faster parser for dependency inference:
-use_rust_parser = true
+[pyright]
+version = "pyright@1.1.347"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/python-default.lock b/python-default.lock
index 41b799a..9c14d1a 100644
--- a/python-default.lock
+++ b/python-default.lock
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 // {
 //   "version": 3,
 //   "valid_for_interpreter_constraints": [
-//     "CPython==3.9.*"
+//     "CPython==3.8.*"
 //   ],
 //   "generated_with_requirements": [
 //     "ansicolors==1.1.8",
@@ -111,19 +111,19 @@
           "artifacts": [
             {
               "algorithm": "sha256",
-              "hash": "8c491190033a9af7e1d931d0b5dacc2ef47509b34dd0de67ed209b5203fc88c7",
-              "url": "https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/ec/1a/610693ac4ee14fcdf2d9bf3c493370e4f2ef7ae2e19217d7a237ff42367d/packaging-23.2-py3-none-any.whl"
+              "hash": "2ddfb553fdf02fb784c234c7ba6ccc288296ceabec964ad2eae3777778130bc5",
+              "url": "https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/49/df/1fceb2f8900f8639e278b056416d49134fb8d84c5942ffaa01ad34782422/packaging-24.0-py3-none-any.whl"
             },
             {
               "algorithm": "sha256",
-              "hash": "048fb0e9405036518eaaf48a55953c750c11e1a1b68e0dd1a9d62ed0c092cfc5",
-              "url": "https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/fb/2b/9b9c33ffed44ee921d0967086d653047286054117d584f1b1a7c22ceaf7b/packaging-23.2.tar.gz"
+              "hash": "eb82c5e3e56209074766e6885bb04b8c38a0c015d0a30036ebe7ece34c9989e9",
+              "url": "https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/ee/b5/b43a27ac7472e1818c4bafd44430e69605baefe1f34440593e0332ec8b4d/packaging-24.0.tar.gz"
             }
           ],
           "project_name": "packaging",
           "requires_dists": [],
           "requires_python": ">=3.7",
-          "version": "23.2"
+          "version": "24.0"
         },
         {
           "artifacts": [
@@ -284,8 +284,10 @@
       "platform_tag": null
     }
   ],
+  "only_builds": [],
+  "only_wheels": [],
   "path_mappings": {},
-  "pex_version": "2.1.148",
+  "pex_version": "2.2.1",
   "pip_version": "23.1.2",
   "prefer_older_binary": false,
   "requirements": [
@@ -295,7 +297,7 @@
     "types-setuptools<58,>=56.2.0"
   ],
   "requires_python": [
-    "==3.9.*"
+    "==3.8.*"
   ],
   "resolver_version": "pip-2020-resolver",
   "style": "universal",