diff --git a/scripts/build_spec.py b/scripts/build_spec.py
index c38d0bd65..cca5a1bf9 100644
--- a/scripts/build_spec.py
+++ b/scripts/build_spec.py
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ def get_eth1_data(distance: uint64) -> Bytes32:
     return hash(distance)
 
 
-def hash(x: bytes) -> Bytes32:
+def hash(x: bytes) -> Bytes32:  # type: ignore
     if x not in hash_cache:
         hash_cache[x] = Bytes32(_hash(x))
     return hash_cache[x]
diff --git a/test_libs/pyspec/requirements-testing.txt b/test_libs/pyspec/requirements-testing.txt
index b5229ae20..e8ecd12a6 100644
--- a/test_libs/pyspec/requirements-testing.txt
+++ b/test_libs/pyspec/requirements-testing.txt
@@ -2,6 +2,6 @@
 pytest>=4.4
 ../config_helpers
 flake8==3.7.7
-mypy==0.701
+mypy==0.750
 pytest-cov
 pytest-xdist