diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index db16851959..afa44cd334 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -65,6 +65,8 @@ END_UNRELEASED_TEMPLATE
 ### Fixed
 * (gazelle) Fixed handling of auto-included `__init__.py` files when generating `py_binary`
   targets ([#3729](https://github.com/bazel-contrib/rules_python/issues/3729)).
+* (entry_point) From now on `mypy` type checking will be skipped on the generated
+  files ([#3126](https://github.com/bazel-contrib/rules_python/issues/3126)).
 
 {#v0-0-0-added}
 ### Added
diff --git a/python/private/py_console_script_gen.py b/python/private/py_console_script_gen.py
index 4b4f2f6986..a1df2c2a06 100644
--- a/python/private/py_console_script_gen.py
+++ b/python/private/py_console_script_gen.py
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@
     raise
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
-    sys.exit({entry_point}())
+    sys.exit({entry_point}())  # type: ignore
 """
 
 
diff --git a/tests/entry_points/py_console_script_gen_test.py b/tests/entry_points/py_console_script_gen_test.py
index 1bbf5fbf25..77ad1a5faa 100644
--- a/tests/entry_points/py_console_script_gen_test.py
+++ b/tests/entry_points/py_console_script_gen_test.py
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ def test_a_single_entry_point(self):
             raise
 
         if __name__ == "__main__":
-            sys.exit(baz())
+            sys.exit(baz())  # type: ignore
         """
         )
         self.assertEqual(want, got)