diff --git a/docs/source/conf.py b/docs/source/conf.py
index 350d913..2606934 100644
--- a/docs/source/conf.py
+++ b/docs/source/conf.py
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 project = "python-introspect"
 copyright = "2025, Tristan Simas"
 author = "Tristan Simas"
-release = "0.1.7"
+release = "0.1.8"
 version = "0.1"
 
 # -- General configuration ---------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 8062fdd..15cd83f 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
 
 [project]
 name = "python-introspect"
-version = "0.1.7"
+version = "0.1.8"
 description = "Pure Python introspection toolkit for function signatures, dataclasses, and type hints"
 readme = "README.md"
 requires-python = ">=3.10"
diff --git a/src/python_introspect/__init__.py b/src/python_introspect/__init__.py
index 8b5d93f..41bf6b8 100644
--- a/src/python_introspect/__init__.py
+++ b/src/python_introspect/__init__.py
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
     type resolution for framework-specific types (lazy configs, proxies, etc.)
 """
 
-__version__ = "0.1.7"
+__version__ = "0.1.8"
 
 from .signature_analyzer import (
     SignatureAnalyzer,
diff --git a/src/python_introspect/signature_analyzer.py b/src/python_introspect/signature_analyzer.py
index 4a45d53..02c89be 100644
--- a/src/python_introspect/signature_analyzer.py
+++ b/src/python_introspect/signature_analyzer.py
@@ -936,7 +936,7 @@ def _analyze_dataclass(dataclass_type: type) -> Dict[str, ParameterInfo]:
         try:
             # Try to get type hints, fall back to __annotations__ if resolution fails
             try:
-                type_hints = get_type_hints(dataclass_type)
+                type_hints = get_type_hints(dataclass_type, include_extras=True)
             except Exception:
                 type_hints = inspect.get_annotations(dataclass_type, eval_str=False)
 
diff --git a/tests/test_init.py b/tests/test_init.py
index 21c5f7e..af2d2dd 100644
--- a/tests/test_init.py
+++ b/tests/test_init.py
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ def test_version_available(self):
         """Test that __version__ is available."""
         assert hasattr(python_introspect, "__version__")
         assert isinstance(python_introspect.__version__, str)
-        assert python_introspect.__version__ == "0.1.7"
+        assert python_introspect.__version__ == "0.1.8"
 
     def test_signature_analyzer_import(self):
         """Test SignatureAnalyzer is importable."""
diff --git a/tests/test_signature_analyzer.py b/tests/test_signature_analyzer.py
index 9a185d8..59309c4 100644
--- a/tests/test_signature_analyzer.py
+++ b/tests/test_signature_analyzer.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 from enum import Enum
 from functools import wraps
 from typing import get_args
-from typing import Optional, List, Dict, Any
+from typing import Annotated, Optional, List, Dict, Any
 from python_introspect import (
     SignatureAnalyzer,
     ParameterInfo,
@@ -163,6 +163,18 @@ class Config:
         assert params["settings"].default_value == {}
         assert params["items"].is_required is False
 
+    def test_analyze_dataclass_preserves_annotated_metadata(self):
+        """Dataclass analysis retains metadata used by downstream projections."""
+        marker = object()
+
+        @dataclass
+        class Config:
+            shortcut: Annotated[str, marker] = "Ctrl+P"
+
+        params = SignatureAnalyzer.analyze(Config)
+
+        assert params["shortcut"].param_type == Annotated[str, marker]
+
     def test_field_type_docs_use_resolved_forward_annotations(self):
         docs = SignatureAnalyzer._extract_field_type_docs(
             ForwardFieldDocumentationOwner