diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
index 52cd0dc66..d97f68f7d 100644
--- a/README.rst
+++ b/README.rst
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ This requires Python |minimum-python-version|\+.
         database = VuforiaDatabase()
         mock.add_database(database=database)
         # This will use the Vuforia mock.
-        requests.get("https://vws.vuforia.com/summary", timeout=30)
+        requests.get(url="https://vws.vuforia.com/summary", timeout=30)
 
 By default, an exception will be raised if any requests to unmocked addresses are made.
 
diff --git a/docs/source/basic-example.rst b/docs/source/basic-example.rst
index d7a28ed6b..35c12e200 100644
--- a/docs/source/basic-example.rst
+++ b/docs/source/basic-example.rst
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ Using the mock redirects requests to Vuforia made with `requests`_ to an in-memo
         database = VuforiaDatabase()
         mock.add_database(database=database)
         # This will use the Vuforia mock.
-        requests.get("https://vws.vuforia.com/summary", timeout=30)
+        requests.get(url="https://vws.vuforia.com/summary", timeout=30)
 
 By default, an exception will be raised if any requests to unmocked addresses are made.
 
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index f8e9e6483..dac8abf23 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ optional-dependencies.dev = [
     "furo==2024.8.6",
     "interrogate==1.7.0",
     "mypy[faster-cache]==1.14.0",
+    "mypy-strict-kwargs==2024.12.24",
     "pre-commit==4.0.1",
     "pydocstyle==6.3",
     "pyenchant==3.3.0rc1",
@@ -390,6 +391,7 @@ files = [ "." ]
 exclude = [ "build" ]
 plugins = [
     "pydantic.mypy",
+    "mypy_strict_kwargs",
 ]
 follow_untyped_imports = true
 
diff --git a/tests/mock_vws/utils/__init__.py b/tests/mock_vws/utils/__init__.py
index 3edc7507e..b3b92db61 100644
--- a/tests/mock_vws/utils/__init__.py
+++ b/tests/mock_vws/utils/__init__.py
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ def auth_header_content_type(self) -> str:
         """
         The content type to use for the `Authorization` header.
         """
-        full_content_type = self.headers.get("Content-Type", "")
+        full_content_type = dict(self.headers).get("Content-Type", "")
         return full_content_type.split(sep=";")[0]