diff --git a/src/ansiblelint/file_utils.py b/src/ansiblelint/file_utils.py
index dba32478da..6b22168185 100644
--- a/src/ansiblelint/file_utils.py
+++ b/src/ansiblelint/file_utils.py
@@ -326,7 +326,7 @@ def content(self) -> str:
         """Retrieve file content, from internal cache or disk."""
         if self._content is None:
             self._populate_content_cache_from_disk()
-        return cast(str, self._content)
+        return cast("str", self._content)
 
     @content.setter
     def content(self, value: str) -> None:
diff --git a/src/ansiblelint/rules/__init__.py b/src/ansiblelint/rules/__init__.py
index a77899d7dd..847791554c 100644
--- a/src/ansiblelint/rules/__init__.py
+++ b/src/ansiblelint/rules/__init__.py
@@ -327,9 +327,9 @@ def transform(self, match, lintable, data):
             # The cast() calls tell mypy what types we expect.
             # Essentially this does:
             if isinstance(segment, str):
-                target = cast(MutableMapping[str, Any], target)[segment]
+                target = cast("MutableMapping[str, Any]", target)[segment]
             elif isinstance(segment, int):
-                target = cast(MutableSequence[Any], target)[segment]
+                target = cast("MutableSequence[Any]", target)[segment]
         return target
 
 
diff --git a/src/ansiblelint/transformer.py b/src/ansiblelint/transformer.py
index ed2cd93917..9d0057e42d 100644
--- a/src/ansiblelint/transformer.py
+++ b/src/ansiblelint/transformer.py
@@ -150,14 +150,14 @@ def _do_transforms(
                 _logger.debug("%s %s", self.FIX_NA_MSG, match_id)
                 continue
             if self.write_set != {"all"}:
-                rule = cast(AnsibleLintRule, match.rule)
+                rule = cast("AnsibleLintRule", match.rule)
                 rule_definition = set(rule.tags)
                 rule_definition.add(rule.id)
                 if rule_definition.isdisjoint(self.write_set):
                     _logger.debug("%s %s", self.FIX_NE_MSG, match_id)
                     continue
             if file_is_yaml and not match.yaml_path:
-                data = cast(CommentedMap | CommentedSeq, data)
+                data = cast("CommentedMap | CommentedSeq", data)
                 if match.match_type == "play":
                     match.yaml_path = get_path_to_play(file, match.lineno, data)
                 elif match.task or file.kind in (
diff --git a/src/ansiblelint/yaml_utils.py b/src/ansiblelint/yaml_utils.py
index 44a88cbbe8..56a557a26c 100644
--- a/src/ansiblelint/yaml_utils.py
+++ b/src/ansiblelint/yaml_utils.py
@@ -247,12 +247,12 @@ def _nested_items_path(
     # convert_to_tuples_type = Callable[[], Iterator[tuple[str | int, Any]]]
     if isinstance(data_collection, dict):
         convert_data_collection_to_tuples = cast(
-            Callable[[], Iterator[tuple[str | int, Any]]],
+            "Callable[[], Iterator[tuple[str | int, Any]]]",
             functools.partial(data_collection.items),
         )
     elif isinstance(data_collection, list):
         convert_data_collection_to_tuples = cast(
-            Callable[[], Iterator[tuple[str | int, Any]]],
+            "Callable[[], Iterator[tuple[str | int, Any]]]",
             functools.partial(enumerate, data_collection),
         )
     else:
@@ -914,11 +914,11 @@ def __init__(  # pylint: disable=too-many-arguments
         self.explicit_start: bool = config["explicit_start"]  # type: ignore[assignment]
         self.explicit_end: bool = config["explicit_end"]  # type: ignore[assignment]
         self.width: int = config["width"]  # type: ignore[assignment]
-        indent_sequences: bool = cast(bool, config["indent_sequences"])
-        preferred_quote: str = cast(str, config["preferred_quote"])  # either ' or "
+        indent_sequences: bool = cast("bool", config["indent_sequences"])
+        preferred_quote: str = cast("str", config["preferred_quote"])  # either ' or "
 
-        min_spaces_inside: int = cast(int, config["min_spaces_inside"])
-        max_spaces_inside: int = cast(int, config["max_spaces_inside"])
+        min_spaces_inside: int = cast("int", config["min_spaces_inside"])
+        max_spaces_inside: int = cast("int", config["max_spaces_inside"])
 
         self.default_flow_style = False
         self.compact_seq_seq = True  # type: ignore[assignment] # dash after dash
@@ -996,7 +996,7 @@ def _defaults_from_yamllint_config() -> dict[str, bool | int | str]:
                 elif quote_type == "double":
                     config["preferred_quote"] = '"'
 
-        return cast(dict[str, bool | int | str], config)
+        return cast("dict[str, bool | int | str]", config)
 
     @property
     def version(self) -> tuple[int, int] | None:
@@ -1095,17 +1095,17 @@ def _predict_indent_length(self, parent_path: list[str | int], key: Any) -> int:
                 indent += self.sequence_dash_offset
             elif isinstance(parent_key, int):
                 # next level is a sequence
-                indent += cast(int, self.sequence_indent)
+                indent += cast("int", self.sequence_indent)
             elif isinstance(parent_key, str):
                 # next level is a map
-                indent += cast(int, self.map_indent)
+                indent += cast("int", self.map_indent)
 
         if isinstance(key, int) and indent == 0:
             # flow map is an item in a root-level sequence
             indent += self.sequence_dash_offset
         elif isinstance(key, int) and indent > 0:
             # flow map is in a sequence
-            indent += cast(int, self.sequence_indent)
+            indent += cast("int", self.sequence_indent)
         elif isinstance(key, str):
             # flow map is in a map
             indent += len(key + ": ")
diff --git a/test/test_yaml_utils.py b/test/test_yaml_utils.py
index ae225ee179..46ea506eb0 100644
--- a/test/test_yaml_utils.py
+++ b/test/test_yaml_utils.py
@@ -1029,7 +1029,7 @@ def test_document_start(
 
     yaml = ansiblelint.yaml_utils.FormattedYAML(
         version=yaml_version,
-        config=cast(dict[str, bool | int | str], config),
+        config=cast("dict[str, bool | int | str]", config),
     )
     assert (
         yaml.dumps(yaml.load(_SINGLE_QUOTE_WITHOUT_INDENTS)).startswith("---")