diff --git a/sorts/stooge_sort.py b/sorts/stooge_sort.py
index 9a5bedeae21b..767c6a05924f 100644
--- a/sorts/stooge_sort.py
+++ b/sorts/stooge_sort.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-def stooge_sort(arr):
+def stooge_sort(arr: list[int]) -> list[int]:
     """
     Examples:
     >>> stooge_sort([18.1, 0, -7.1, -1, 2, 2])
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ def stooge_sort(arr):
     return arr
 
 
-def stooge(arr, i, h):
+def stooge(arr: list[int], i: int, h: int) -> None:
     if i >= h:
         return