diff --git a/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
index 85785c1..49f7407 100644
--- a/.pre-commit-config.yaml
+++ b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ repos:
     rev: v2.32.1
     hooks:
     -   id: pyupgrade
-        args: ["--py37-plus"]
+        args: ["--py37-plus", "--keep-runtime-typing"]
 # TODO: Enable mypy checker when the checks succeed
 #-   repo: https://github.com/pre-commit/mirrors-mypy
 #    rev: v0.931
diff --git a/pytest_bdd/parsers.py b/pytest_bdd/parsers.py
index fa1344d..af1970c 100644
--- a/pytest_bdd/parsers.py
+++ b/pytest_bdd/parsers.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ from __future__ import annotations
 
 import abc
 import re as base_re
-from typing import Any, Dict, cast
+from typing import Any, Dict, TypeVar, Union, cast
 
 import parse as base_parse
 from parse_type import cfparse as base_cfparse
@@ -99,7 +99,10 @@ class string(StepParser):
         return self.name == name
 
 
-def get_parser(step_name: Any) -> StepParser:
+TStepParser = TypeVar("TStepParser", bound=StepParser)
+
+
+def get_parser(step_name: Union[str, TStepParser]) -> TStepParser:
     """Get parser by given name."""
 
     if isinstance(step_name, StepParser):
diff --git a/pytest_bdd/steps.py b/pytest_bdd/steps.py
index 44d2036..4932d03 100644
--- a/pytest_bdd/steps.py
+++ b/pytest_bdd/steps.py
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ def given_beautiful_article(article):
 """
 from __future__ import annotations
 
-from typing import Any, Callable, TypeVar
+from typing import Any, Callable, TypeVar, Union
 
 import pytest
 from _pytest.fixtures import FixtureDef, FixtureRequest
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ def get_step_fixture_name(name: str, type_: str) -> str:
 
 
 def given(
-    name: Any,
+    name: Union[str, StepParser],
     converters: dict[str, Callable] | None = None,
     target_fixture: str | None = None,
 ) -> Callable:
@@ -76,7 +76,9 @@ def given(
     return _step_decorator(GIVEN, name, converters=converters, target_fixture=target_fixture)
 
 
-def when(name: Any, converters: dict[str, Callable] | None = None, target_fixture: str | None = None) -> Callable:
+def when(
+    name: Union[str, StepParser], converters: dict[str, Callable] | None = None, target_fixture: str | None = None
+) -> Callable:
     """When step decorator.
 
     :param name: Step name or a parser object.
@@ -89,7 +91,9 @@ def when(name: Any, converters: dict[str, Callable] | None = None, target_fixtur
     return _step_decorator(WHEN, name, converters=converters, target_fixture=target_fixture)
 
 
-def then(name: Any, converters: dict[str, Callable] | None = None, target_fixture: str | None = None) -> Callable:
+def then(
+    name: Union[str, StepParser], converters: dict[str, Callable] | None = None, target_fixture: str | None = None
+) -> Callable:
     """Then step decorator.
 
     :param name: Step name or a parser object.
@@ -104,7 +108,7 @@ def then(name: Any, converters: dict[str, Callable] | None = None, target_fixtur
 
 def _step_decorator(
     step_type: str,
-    step_name: Any,
+    step_name: Union[str, StepParser],
     converters: dict[str, Callable] | None = None,
     target_fixture: str | None = None,
 ) -> Callable: