diff --git a/langserve/client.py b/langserve/client.py
index 1dde56c6..93e23919 100644
--- a/langserve/client.py
+++ b/langserve/client.py
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 from urllib.parse import urljoin
 
 import httpx
-from httpx._types import AuthTypes, CertTypes, CookieTypes, HeaderTypes, VerifyTypes
+from httpx._types import AuthTypes, CertTypes, CookieTypes, HeaderTypes
 from langchain_core.callbacks import (
     AsyncCallbackManagerForChainRun,
     CallbackManagerForChainRun,
@@ -49,6 +49,11 @@
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
+import typing
+
+if typing.TYPE_CHECKING:  # We simply follow the way httpx do
+    import ssl
+
 
 def _is_json_serializable(obj: Any) -> bool:
     """Return True if the object is json serializable."""
@@ -281,7 +286,7 @@ def __init__(
         auth: Optional[AuthTypes] = None,
         headers: Optional[HeaderTypes] = None,
         cookies: Optional[CookieTypes] = None,
-        verify: VerifyTypes = True,
+        verify: ssl.SSLContext | str | bool = True,
         cert: Optional[CertTypes] = None,
         client_kwargs: Optional[Dict[str, Any]] = None,
         use_server_callback_events: bool = True,