diff --git a/src/rebar_compiler_dag.erl b/src/rebar_compiler_dag.erl
index d6038e83..ee46d5a7 100644
--- a/src/rebar_compiler_dag.erl
+++ b/src/rebar_compiler_dag.erl
@@ -247,6 +247,7 @@ compile_order(G, AppDefs) ->
     AppPaths = prepare_app_paths(AppDefs),
     compile_order(Edges, AppPaths, #{}).
 
+-dialyzer({no_opaque, maybe_store/5}). % optimized digraph usage breaks opacity
 %% @doc Store the DAG on disk if it was dirty
 maybe_store(G, Dir, Compiler, Label, CritMeta) ->
     case is_dirty(G) of
@@ -281,6 +282,7 @@ dag_file(Dir, CompilerMod, Label) ->
     filename:join([rebar_dir:local_cache_dir(Dir), CompilerMod,
                    ?DAG_ROOT ++ "_" ++ Label ++ ?DAG_EXT]).
 
+-dialyzer({no_opaque, restore_dag/3}). % optimized digraph usage breaks opacity
 restore_dag(G, File, CritMeta) ->
     case file:read_file(File) of
         {ok, Data} ->
@@ -298,6 +300,7 @@ restore_dag(G, File, CritMeta) ->
             ok
     end.
 
+-dialyzer([{no_opaque, store_dag/3}, {no_return, store_dag/3}]). % optimized digraph usage breaks opacity
 store_dag(G, File, CritMeta) ->
     ok = filelib:ensure_dir(File),
     {digraph, VT, ET, NT, false} = G,
diff --git a/src/rebar_prv_alias.erl b/src/rebar_prv_alias.erl
index ce56f29f..c9a8943b 100644
--- a/src/rebar_prv_alias.erl
+++ b/src/rebar_prv_alias.erl
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ init(State) ->
                     end
                 end, {ok, State}, Aliases).
 
+-dialyzer([{no_opaque, init_alias/3}, {no_return, init_alias/3}]). % warnings relate to use of opaque structures in :forms
 init_alias(Alias, Cmds, State) ->
     Module = list_to_atom("rebar_prv_alias_" ++ atom_to_list(Alias)),
 
@@ -65,10 +66,11 @@ validate_provider(Alias, Cmds, State) ->
             false
     end.
 
-
+-dialyzer({no_unused, example/1}). % required since we suppress warnings for init_alias/3
 example(Alias) ->
     "rebar3 " ++ atom_to_list(Alias).
 
+-dialyzer({no_unused, desc/1}). % required since we suppress warnings for init_alias/3
 desc(Cmds) ->
     "Equivalent to running: rebar3 do "
         ++ rebar_string:join(lists:map(fun to_desc/1, Cmds), ",").