diff --git a/changelog.d/20230218_190550_nedbat.rst b/changelog.d/20230218_190550_nedbat.rst
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..11cc483
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog.d/20230218_190550_nedbat.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+Fixed
+.....
+
+- Python variables with type annotations can now be read with ``literal:``
+  settings, fixing `issue 85`_.
+
+.. _issue 85: https://github.com/nedbat/scriv/issues/85
diff --git a/src/scriv/literals.py b/src/scriv/literals.py
index ffe2413..6571cc5 100644
--- a/src/scriv/literals.py
+++ b/src/scriv/literals.py
@@ -78,6 +78,11 @@ def visit_Assign(self, node) -> None:  # noqa: D102 (inherited docstring)
                 if target.id == self.name:
                     self.check_value(node.value)
 
+    def visit_AnnAssign(self, node) -> None:  # noqa: D102 (inherited docstring)
+        if isinstance(node.target, ast.Name):
+            if node.target.id == self.name:
+                self.check_value(node.value)
+
     def check_value(self, value):
         """
         Check a value node to see if it's a string constant.
diff --git a/tests/test_literals.py b/tests/test_literals.py
index a433674..801d311 100644
--- a/tests/test_literals.py
+++ b/tests/test_literals.py
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@
 # A string we should get.
 version = "1.2.3"
 
+typed_version: Final[str] = "2.3.4"
+
 # Numbers don't count.
 how_many = 123
 
@@ -38,6 +40,7 @@ def foo():
     "name, value",
     [
         ("version", "1.2.3"),
+        ("typed_version", "2.3.4"),
         ("also", "xyzzy"),
         ("but", "hello there"),
         ("somewhere_else", "this would be an odd place to get the string"),