diff --git a/ember-headless-table/src/plugins/metadata/helpers.ts b/ember-headless-table/src/plugins/metadata/helpers.ts
index aea4eefa..7aa3d464 100644
--- a/ember-headless-table/src/plugins/metadata/helpers.ts
+++ b/ember-headless-table/src/plugins/metadata/helpers.ts
@@ -3,10 +3,10 @@ import { Metadata } from './plugin';
 
 import type { Column, Table } from '[public-types]';
 
-export const forColumn = (column: Column<any>, key: string) => {
+export const forColumn = <DataType = unknown>(column: Column<DataType>, key: string) => {
   return options.forColumn(column, Metadata)[key];
 };
 
-export const forTable = (table: Table<any>, key: string) => {
+export const forTable = <DataType = unknown>(table: Table<DataType>, key: string) => {
   return options.forTable(table, Metadata)[key];
 };