diff --git a/docs/changelog.rst b/docs/changelog.rst
index 042b6174..d8b64699 100644
--- a/docs/changelog.rst
+++ b/docs/changelog.rst
@@ -1,6 +1,11 @@
 Changelog
 ~~~~~~~~~
 
+0.55.0 (unreleased)
+-------------------
+
+* Updated pytket version requirement to 1.30.0rc0.
+
 0.54.1 (June 2024)
 ------------------
 
diff --git a/mypy.ini b/mypy.ini
index 3daa6c71..9001fea4 100644
--- a/mypy.ini
+++ b/mypy.ini
@@ -26,3 +26,6 @@ ignore_errors = True
 [mypy-lark.*]
 ignore_missing_imports = True
 ignore_errors = True
+
+[mypy-sympy.*]
+ignore_missing_imports = True
diff --git a/pytket/extensions/qiskit/qiskit_convert.py b/pytket/extensions/qiskit/qiskit_convert.py
index b6144d73..f9b87b63 100644
--- a/pytket/extensions/qiskit/qiskit_convert.py
+++ b/pytket/extensions/qiskit/qiskit_convert.py
@@ -564,11 +564,11 @@ def param_to_tk(p: Union[float, ParameterExpression]) -> sympy.Expr:
     if isinstance(p, ParameterExpression):
         symexpr = p._symbol_expr
         try:
-            return symexpr._sympy_() / sympy.pi  # type: ignore
+            return symexpr._sympy_() / sympy.pi
         except AttributeError:
-            return symexpr / sympy.pi  # type: ignore
+            return symexpr / sympy.pi
     else:
-        return p / sympy.pi  # type: ignore
+        return p / sympy.pi
 
 
 def param_to_qiskit(
@@ -584,7 +584,7 @@ def param_to_qiskit(
 def _get_params(
     op: Op, symb_map: Dict[Parameter, sympy.Symbol]
 ) -> List[Union[float, ParameterExpression]]:
-    return [param_to_qiskit(p, symb_map) for p in op.params]  # type: ignore
+    return [param_to_qiskit(p, symb_map) for p in op.params]
 
 
 def append_tk_command_to_qiskit(
@@ -706,7 +706,7 @@ def append_tk_command_to_qiskit(
     if optype == OpType.CnRy:
         # might as well do a bit more checking
         assert len(op.params) == 1
-        alpha = param_to_qiskit(op.params[0], symb_map)  # type: ignore
+        alpha = param_to_qiskit(op.params[0], symb_map)
         assert len(qargs) >= 2
         if len(qargs) == 2:
             # presumably more efficient; single control only
@@ -834,7 +834,7 @@ def tk_to_qiskit(
         append_tk_command_to_qiskit(
             command.op, command.args, qcirc, qregmap, cregmap, symb_map, range_preds
         )
-    qcirc.global_phase += param_to_qiskit(tkc.phase, symb_map)  # type: ignore
+    qcirc.global_phase += param_to_qiskit(tkc.phase, symb_map)
 
     # if UUID stored in name, set parameter uuids accordingly (see qiskit_to_tk)
     updates = dict()
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index bbad33f3..2c3cb528 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
     packages=find_namespace_packages(include=["pytket.*"]),
     include_package_data=True,
     install_requires=[
-        "pytket >= 1.29",
+        "pytket >= 1.30.0rc0",
         "qiskit >= 1.1",
         "qiskit-algorithms >= 0.3.0",
         "qiskit-ibm-runtime >= 0.24.1",
diff --git a/tests/qiskit_convert_test.py b/tests/qiskit_convert_test.py
index 3b3bb9da..5d21ecc3 100644
--- a/tests/qiskit_convert_test.py
+++ b/tests/qiskit_convert_test.py
@@ -202,11 +202,11 @@ def test_convert() -> None:
 
 
 def test_symbolic() -> None:
-    pi2 = Symbol("pi2")  # type: ignore
-    pi3 = Symbol("pi3")  # type: ignore
-    pi0 = Symbol("pi0")  # type: ignore
+    pi2 = Symbol("pi2")
+    pi3 = Symbol("pi3")
+    pi0 = Symbol("pi0")
     tkc = Circuit(3, 3, name="test").Ry(pi2, 1).Rx(pi3, 1).CX(1, 0)
-    tkc.add_phase(Symbol("pi0") * 2)  # type: ignore
+    tkc.add_phase(Symbol("pi0") * 2)
     RebaseTket().apply(tkc)
 
     qc = tk_to_qiskit(tkc)
@@ -502,7 +502,7 @@ def test_gate_str_2_optype() -> None:
 
 
 def test_customgate() -> None:
-    a = Symbol("a")  # type: ignore
+    a = Symbol("a")
     def_circ = Circuit(2)
     def_circ.CZ(0, 1)
     def_circ.Rx(a, 1)