diff --git a/generated/nidaqmx/_time.py b/generated/nidaqmx/_time.py
index 0acdf7f12..e2cd4989a 100644
--- a/generated/nidaqmx/_time.py
+++ b/generated/nidaqmx/_time.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 from __future__ import annotations
 
-from datetime import datetime as std_datetime, timezone, tzinfo as dt_tzinfo
+from datetime import timezone, tzinfo as dt_tzinfo
 from zoneinfo import ZoneInfo
 
 from hightime import datetime as ht_datetime
@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@
 
 # theoretically the same as astimezone(), but with support for dates before 1970
 def _convert_to_desired_timezone(
-    expected_time_utc: std_datetime | ht_datetime, tzinfo: dt_tzinfo | None = None
-) -> std_datetime | ht_datetime:
+    expected_time_utc: ht_datetime, tzinfo: dt_tzinfo | None = None
+) -> ht_datetime:
     # if timezone matches, no need to do conversion
     if expected_time_utc.tzinfo is tzinfo:
         return expected_time_utc
@@ -23,12 +23,13 @@ def _convert_to_desired_timezone(
     if isinstance(tzinfo, ZoneInfo):
         localized_time = expected_time_utc.replace(tzinfo=tzinfo)
         desired_expected_time = tzinfo.fromutc(localized_time)
-        return desired_expected_time
+        return desired_expected_time  # type: ignore[return-value]  # https://github.com/ni/nidaqmx-python/issues/860
 
     # if the tzinfo passed in is a timedelta function, then we don't need to consider daylight savings  # noqa: W505 - doc line too long (102 > 100 characters) (auto-generated noqa)
     elif tzinfo.utcoffset(None) is not None:
         current_time_utc = ht_datetime.now(timezone.utc)
         desired_timezone_offset = current_time_utc.astimezone(tz=tzinfo).utcoffset()
+        assert desired_timezone_offset is not None
         desired_expected_time = expected_time_utc + desired_timezone_offset
         new_datetime = desired_expected_time.replace(tzinfo=tzinfo)
         return new_datetime
diff --git a/poetry.lock b/poetry.lock
index 1a0945480..2d4994f71 100644
--- a/poetry.lock
+++ b/poetry.lock
@@ -1197,13 +1197,14 @@ setuptools = "*"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "hightime"
-version = "0.2.2"
+version = "1.0.0"
 description = "Hightime Python API"
 optional = false
-python-versions = "*"
+python-versions = "<4.0,>=3.9"
 groups = ["main"]
 files = [
-    {file = "hightime-0.2.2-py3-none-any.whl", hash = "sha256:5109a449bb3a75dbf305147777de71634c91b943d47cfbee18ed2f34a8307e0b"},
+    {file = "hightime-1.0.0-py3-none-any.whl", hash = "sha256:ba86d42976c36451b14e11c736e61f296f9f00dbb79c8488e18d70c6b2dbb395"},
+    {file = "hightime-1.0.0.tar.gz", hash = "sha256:480d2a03e2c3ed44916d2406d40ab6d10a276ed7f101619fc3fcc1e00c46aacf"},
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -1953,14 +1954,14 @@ toml = ">=0.10.1"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "nitypes"
-version = "0.1.0.dev10"
+version = "1.1.0.dev0"
 description = "Data types for NI Python APIs"
 optional = false
 python-versions = "<4.0,>=3.9"
 groups = ["main"]
 files = [
-    {file = "nitypes-0.1.0.dev10-py3-none-any.whl", hash = "sha256:c4f097ffdeaf05697a7752a1e2b712760b28e84a4f6f446b4b7b76b349927490"},
-    {file = "nitypes-0.1.0.dev10.tar.gz", hash = "sha256:e319ebbdefca63db8e879b9f119cc4f76a086c550931dea2be0e33e9c10e9d9f"},
+    {file = "nitypes-1.1.0.dev0-py3-none-any.whl", hash = "sha256:1dd0d15bb741294672ea7d61d98e951c5802eec0130d0162f4f19008dd74c0f6"},
+    {file = "nitypes-1.1.0.dev0.tar.gz", hash = "sha256:a82d2f518f514a24bfb3b9c4e023db23097a786ca40155693610d09578d86f10"},
 ]
 
 [package.dependencies]
@@ -1969,6 +1970,7 @@ numpy = [
     {version = ">=1.22", markers = "python_version >= \"3.9\" and python_version < \"3.13\""},
     {version = ">=2.1", markers = "python_version >= \"3.13\" and python_version < \"4.0\""},
 ]
+typing-extensions = ">=4.13.2"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "nptdms"
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index c391735ab..9ee562eac 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -169,7 +169,6 @@ build-backend = "poetry.core.masonry.api"
 files = "generated/,tests/"
 check_untyped_defs = true
 namespace_packages = true
-plugins = "numpy.typing.mypy_plugin"
 warn_redundant_casts = true
 warn_unreachable = true
 warn_unused_configs = true
@@ -182,8 +181,6 @@ module = [
   # https://github.com/briancurtin/deprecation/issues/56 - Add type information (PEP 561)
   "deprecation.*",
   "grpc.experimental.*",
-  # https://github.com/ni/hightime/issues/4 - Add type annotations
-  "hightime.*",
   "importlib_metadata",
   "mako.*",
   "nidaqmx.*",
diff --git a/src/handwritten/_time.py b/src/handwritten/_time.py
index 0acdf7f12..e2cd4989a 100644
--- a/src/handwritten/_time.py
+++ b/src/handwritten/_time.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 from __future__ import annotations
 
-from datetime import datetime as std_datetime, timezone, tzinfo as dt_tzinfo
+from datetime import timezone, tzinfo as dt_tzinfo
 from zoneinfo import ZoneInfo
 
 from hightime import datetime as ht_datetime
@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@
 
 # theoretically the same as astimezone(), but with support for dates before 1970
 def _convert_to_desired_timezone(
-    expected_time_utc: std_datetime | ht_datetime, tzinfo: dt_tzinfo | None = None
-) -> std_datetime | ht_datetime:
+    expected_time_utc: ht_datetime, tzinfo: dt_tzinfo | None = None
+) -> ht_datetime:
     # if timezone matches, no need to do conversion
     if expected_time_utc.tzinfo is tzinfo:
         return expected_time_utc
@@ -23,12 +23,13 @@ def _convert_to_desired_timezone(
     if isinstance(tzinfo, ZoneInfo):
         localized_time = expected_time_utc.replace(tzinfo=tzinfo)
         desired_expected_time = tzinfo.fromutc(localized_time)
-        return desired_expected_time
+        return desired_expected_time  # type: ignore[return-value]  # https://github.com/ni/nidaqmx-python/issues/860
 
     # if the tzinfo passed in is a timedelta function, then we don't need to consider daylight savings  # noqa: W505 - doc line too long (102 > 100 characters) (auto-generated noqa)
     elif tzinfo.utcoffset(None) is not None:
         current_time_utc = ht_datetime.now(timezone.utc)
         desired_timezone_offset = current_time_utc.astimezone(tz=tzinfo).utcoffset()
+        assert desired_timezone_offset is not None
         desired_expected_time = expected_time_utc + desired_timezone_offset
         new_datetime = desired_expected_time.replace(tzinfo=tzinfo)
         return new_datetime
diff --git a/tests/component/_utils.py b/tests/component/_utils.py
index 4814b7e86..56ed8d15f 100644
--- a/tests/component/_utils.py
+++ b/tests/component/_utils.py
@@ -5,9 +5,10 @@
 from datetime import timezone
 
 from hightime import datetime as ht_datetime
+from nitypes.time.typing import AnyDateTime
 
 
-def _is_timestamp_close_to_now(timestamp: ht_datetime, tolerance_seconds: float = 1.0) -> bool:
+def _is_timestamp_close_to_now(timestamp: AnyDateTime, tolerance_seconds: float = 1.0) -> bool:
     current_time = ht_datetime.now(timezone.utc)
     time_diff = abs((timestamp - current_time).total_seconds())
     return time_diff <= tolerance_seconds