diff --git a/homeassistant/components/zwave_js/api.py b/homeassistant/components/zwave_js/api.py
index a4fca557242..1ab8e831b74 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/zwave_js/api.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/zwave_js/api.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ from __future__ import annotations
 from collections.abc import Callable
 import dataclasses
 from functools import partial, wraps
-from typing import Any
+from typing import Any, Literal
 
 from aiohttp import web, web_exceptions, web_request
 import voluptuous as vol
@@ -113,6 +113,22 @@ DRY_RUN = "dry_run"
 
 # constants for inclusion
 INCLUSION_STRATEGY = "inclusion_strategy"
+
+# Remove type ignore when bumping library to 0.37.0
+INCLUSION_STRATEGY_NOT_SMART_START: dict[  # type: ignore[misc]
+    int,
+    Literal[
+        InclusionStrategy.DEFAULT,
+        InclusionStrategy.SECURITY_S0,
+        InclusionStrategy.SECURITY_S2,
+        InclusionStrategy.INSECURE,
+    ],
+] = {
+    InclusionStrategy.DEFAULT.value: InclusionStrategy.DEFAULT,
+    InclusionStrategy.SECURITY_S0.value: InclusionStrategy.SECURITY_S0,
+    InclusionStrategy.SECURITY_S2.value: InclusionStrategy.SECURITY_S2,
+    InclusionStrategy.INSECURE.value: InclusionStrategy.INSECURE,
+}
 PIN = "pin"
 FORCE_SECURITY = "force_security"
 PLANNED_PROVISIONING_ENTRY = "planned_provisioning_entry"
@@ -143,20 +159,19 @@ MINIMUM_QR_STRING_LENGTH = 52
 
 def convert_planned_provisioning_entry(info: dict) -> ProvisioningEntry:
     """Handle provisioning entry dict to ProvisioningEntry."""
-    info = ProvisioningEntry(
+    return ProvisioningEntry(
         dsk=info[DSK],
         security_classes=[SecurityClass(sec_cls) for sec_cls in info[SECURITY_CLASSES]],
         additional_properties={
             k: v for k, v in info.items() if k not in (DSK, SECURITY_CLASSES)
         },
     )
-    return info
 
 
 def convert_qr_provisioning_information(info: dict) -> QRProvisioningInformation:
     """Convert QR provisioning information dict to QRProvisioningInformation."""
     protocols = [Protocols(proto) for proto in info.get(SUPPORTED_PROTOCOLS, [])]
-    info = QRProvisioningInformation(
+    return QRProvisioningInformation(
         version=QRCodeVersion(info[VERSION]),
         security_classes=[SecurityClass(sec_cls) for sec_cls in info[SECURITY_CLASSES]],
         dsk=info[DSK],
@@ -172,7 +187,6 @@ def convert_qr_provisioning_information(info: dict) -> QRProvisioningInformation
         supported_protocols=protocols if protocols else None,
         additional_properties=info.get(ADDITIONAL_PROPERTIES, {}),
     )
-    return info
 
 
 # Helper schemas
@@ -655,7 +669,7 @@ async def websocket_add_node(
         )
 
     connection.subscriptions[msg["id"]] = async_cleanup
-    msg[DATA_UNSUBSCRIBE] = unsubs = [
+    unsubs: list[Callable[[], None]] = [
         controller.on("inclusion started", forward_event),
         controller.on("inclusion failed", forward_event),
         controller.on("inclusion stopped", forward_event),
@@ -666,10 +680,13 @@ async def websocket_add_node(
             hass, EVENT_DEVICE_ADDED_TO_REGISTRY, device_registered
         ),
     ]
+    msg[DATA_UNSUBSCRIBE] = unsubs
 
     try:
         result = await controller.async_begin_inclusion(
-            inclusion_strategy, force_security=force_security, provisioning=provisioning
+            INCLUSION_STRATEGY_NOT_SMART_START[inclusion_strategy.value],
+            force_security=force_security,
+            provisioning=provisioning,
         )
     except ValueError as err:
         connection.send_error(
@@ -1165,7 +1182,7 @@ async def websocket_replace_failed_node(
         )
 
     connection.subscriptions[msg["id"]] = async_cleanup
-    msg[DATA_UNSUBSCRIBE] = unsubs = [
+    unsubs: list[Callable[[], None]] = [
         controller.on("inclusion started", forward_event),
         controller.on("inclusion failed", forward_event),
         controller.on("inclusion stopped", forward_event),
@@ -1177,11 +1194,12 @@ async def websocket_replace_failed_node(
             hass, EVENT_DEVICE_ADDED_TO_REGISTRY, device_registered
         ),
     ]
+    msg[DATA_UNSUBSCRIBE] = unsubs
 
     try:
         result = await controller.async_replace_failed_node(
             node_id,
-            inclusion_strategy,
+            INCLUSION_STRATEGY_NOT_SMART_START[inclusion_strategy.value],
             force_security=force_security,
             provisioning=provisioning,
         )
@@ -1540,7 +1558,7 @@ async def websocket_get_config_parameters(
 ) -> None:
     """Get a list of configuration parameters for a Z-Wave node."""
     values = node.get_configuration_values()
-    result = {}
+    result: dict[str, Any] = {}
     for value_id, zwave_value in values.items():
         metadata = zwave_value.metadata
         result[value_id] = {