diff --git a/openedx/core/djangoapps/content/learning_sequences/models.py b/openedx/core/djangoapps/content/learning_sequences/models.py
index 5d2ee34bbc..924403f408 100644
--- a/openedx/core/djangoapps/content/learning_sequences/models.py
+++ b/openedx/core/djangoapps/content/learning_sequences/models.py
@@ -37,6 +37,8 @@ that separated.
 yourself to the LearningContext and LearningSequence models. Other tables are
 not guaranteed to stick around, and values may be deleted unexpectedly.
 """
+from __future__ import annotations
+
 from django.db import models
 from model_utils.models import TimeStampedModel
 
@@ -214,7 +216,7 @@ class CourseSection(CourseContentVisibilityMixin, TimeStampedModel):
     # What is our position within the Course? (starts with 0)
     ordering = models.PositiveIntegerField(null=False)
 
-    new_user_partition_groups = models.ManyToManyField(
+    new_user_partition_groups: models.ManyToManyField[UserPartitionGroup, models.Model] = models.ManyToManyField(
         UserPartitionGroup,
         db_index=True,
         related_name='sec_user_partition_groups',
@@ -280,7 +282,7 @@ class CourseSectionSequence(CourseContentVisibilityMixin, TimeStampedModel):
     # sequences across 20 sections, the numbering here would be 0-199.
     ordering = models.PositiveIntegerField(null=False)
 
-    new_user_partition_groups = models.ManyToManyField(
+    new_user_partition_groups: models.ManyToManyField[UserPartitionGroup, models.Model] = models.ManyToManyField(
         UserPartitionGroup,
         db_index=True,
         related_name='secseq_user_partition_groups',