diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 98b7c8ad..2f390205 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -188,6 +188,28 @@ exclude = [
 module = "django_components.*"
 disallow_untyped_defs = true
 
+# TODO - Review these rules once we officially support Pylance / Pyright
+#        See https://github.com/django-components/django-components/issues/1397
+[tool.basedpyright]
+reportMissingTypeArgument = "none"
+reportUnknownParameterType = "none"
+reportAny = "none"
+reportExplicitAny = "none"
+reportUnknownVariableType = "none"
+reportUnknownArgumentType = "none"
+reportUnknownMemberType = "none"
+reportAttributeAccessIssue = "none"
+reportPrivateUsage = "none"
+reportConstantRedefinition = "none"
+reportUnusedCallResult = "none"
+reportImplicitStringConcatenation = "none"
+reportUnannotatedClassAttribute = "none"
+reportSelfClsParameterName = "none"
+reportDeprecated = "none"
+reportUnusedParameter = "none"
+reportUninitializedInstanceVariable = "none"
+reportRedeclaration = "none"
+reportIncompatibleVariableOverride = "none"
 
 [tool.pytest.ini_options]
 testpaths = [
diff --git a/src/django_components/component.py b/src/django_components/component.py
index 42bf6cb2..2102ef33 100644
--- a/src/django_components/component.py
+++ b/src/django_components/component.py
@@ -3609,8 +3609,8 @@ class Component(metaclass=ComponentMeta):
                 html = None
 
             # Remove component from caches
-            del component_context_cache[render_id]  # type: ignore[arg-type]
-            unregister_provide_reference(render_id)  # type: ignore[arg-type]
+            del component_context_cache[render_id]
+            unregister_provide_reference(render_id)
 
             # Allow extensions to either:
             # - Override/modify the rendered HTML by returning new value
diff --git a/src/django_components/util/loader.py b/src/django_components/util/loader.py
index 88160b37..330b7019 100644
--- a/src/django_components/util/loader.py
+++ b/src/django_components/util/loader.py
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ def get_component_files(suffix: Optional[str] = None) -> List[ComponentFileEntry
         project_root = settings.BASE_DIR
     else:
         # Fallback for getting the root dir, see https://stackoverflow.com/a/16413955/9788634
-        project_root = Path(__name__).parent.resolve()
+        project_root = Path.cwd()
 
     # NOTE: We handle dirs from `COMPONENTS.dirs` and from individual apps separately.
     modules: List[ComponentFileEntry] = []
diff --git a/src/django_components/util/testing.py b/src/django_components/util/testing.py
index 9a839e0e..e26e7a3e 100644
--- a/src/django_components/util/testing.py
+++ b/src/django_components/util/testing.py
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ def is_testing() -> bool:
 
 class GenIdPatcher:
     def __init__(self) -> None:
-        self._gen_id_count = 10599485
+        self._gen_id_count: int = 10599485
         self._gen_id_patch: Any = None
 
     # Mock the `generate` function used inside `gen_id` so it returns deterministic IDs
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ class GenIdPatcher:
 
 class CsrfTokenPatcher:
     def __init__(self) -> None:
-        self._csrf_token = "predictabletoken"  # noqa: S105
+        self._csrf_token: str = "predictabletoken"  # noqa: S105
         self._csrf_token_patch: Any = None
 
     def start(self) -> None:
@@ -534,7 +534,7 @@ def _clear_djc_global_state(
             del ALL_COMPONENTS[reverse_index]
 
     # Remove registries that were created during the test
-    initial_registries_set: Set[RegistryRef] = {reg_ref for reg_ref, init_keys in initial_registries_copies}
+    initial_registries_set: Set[RegistryRef] = {reg_ref for reg_ref, _init_keys in initial_registries_copies}
     for index in range(len(ALL_REGISTRIES)):
         registry_ref = ALL_REGISTRIES[len(ALL_REGISTRIES) - index - 1]
         is_ref_deleted = registry_ref() is None