diff --git a/litellm/llms/bedrock/count_tokens/transformation.py b/litellm/llms/bedrock/count_tokens/transformation.py
index 91ffcdcf44..d46ed3aa45 100644
--- a/litellm/llms/bedrock/count_tokens/transformation.py
+++ b/litellm/llms/bedrock/count_tokens/transformation.py
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ class BedrockCountTokensConfig(BaseAWSLLM):
                 system_messages.append({"text": message.get("content", "")})
             else:
                 # Transform message content to Bedrock format
-                transformed_message = {"role": message.get("role"), "content": []}
+                transformed_message: Dict[str, Any] = {"role": message.get("role"), "content": []}
 
                 # Handle content - ensure it's in the correct array format
                 content = message.get("content", "")