diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index 36ed2511b..aa07602eb 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -39,6 +39,9 @@ jobs:
       matrix:
         os: [ubuntu-20.04, windows-latest, macos-11]
         python_version: ['3.11']
+        include:
+        - os: ubuntu-22.04
+          python_version: '3.7'
     timeout-minutes: 180
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v3
diff --git a/bin/update_pythons.py b/bin/update_pythons.py
index 35f6a76ed..e57a71735 100755
--- a/bin/update_pythons.py
+++ b/bin/update_pythons.py
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
 import copy
 import difflib
 import logging
-import sys
 from collections.abc import Mapping, MutableMapping
 from pathlib import Path
 from typing import Any, Union
@@ -13,19 +12,14 @@
 import click
 import requests
 import rich
-
-if sys.version_info >= (3, 11):
-    import tomllib
-else:
-    import tomli as tomllib
-
 from packaging.specifiers import Specifier
 from packaging.version import Version
 from rich.logging import RichHandler
 from rich.syntax import Syntax
 
+from cibuildwheel._compat import tomllib
+from cibuildwheel._compat.typing import Final, Literal, TypedDict
 from cibuildwheel.extra import dump_python_configurations
-from cibuildwheel.typing import Final, Literal, TypedDict
 
 log = logging.getLogger("cibw")
 
diff --git a/bin/update_virtualenv.py b/bin/update_virtualenv.py
index d7c7dc8ae..a00724063 100755
--- a/bin/update_virtualenv.py
+++ b/bin/update_virtualenv.py
@@ -5,23 +5,17 @@
 import difflib
 import logging
 import subprocess
-import sys
 from dataclasses import dataclass
 from pathlib import Path
 
 import click
 import rich
-
-if sys.version_info >= (3, 11):
-    import tomllib
-else:
-    import tomli as tomllib
-
 from packaging.version import InvalidVersion, Version
 from rich.logging import RichHandler
 from rich.syntax import Syntax
 
-from cibuildwheel.typing import Final
+from cibuildwheel._compat import tomllib
+from cibuildwheel._compat.typing import Final
 
 log = logging.getLogger("cibw")
 
diff --git a/cibuildwheel/__main__.py b/cibuildwheel/__main__.py
index 9dfba1512..3682fad49 100644
--- a/cibuildwheel/__main__.py
+++ b/cibuildwheel/__main__.py
@@ -16,15 +16,11 @@
 import cibuildwheel.macos
 import cibuildwheel.util
 import cibuildwheel.windows
+from cibuildwheel._compat.typing import Protocol, assert_never
 from cibuildwheel.architecture import Architecture, allowed_architectures_check
 from cibuildwheel.logger import log
 from cibuildwheel.options import CommandLineArguments, Options, compute_options
-from cibuildwheel.typing import (
-    PLATFORMS,
-    GenericPythonConfiguration,
-    PlatformName,
-    assert_never,
-)
+from cibuildwheel.typing import PLATFORMS, GenericPythonConfiguration, PlatformName
 from cibuildwheel.util import (
     CIBW_CACHE_PATH,
     BuildSelector,
@@ -244,7 +240,7 @@ def _compute_platform(args: CommandLineArguments) -> PlatformName:
     return _compute_platform_ci()
 
 
-class PlatformModule(typing.Protocol):
+class PlatformModule(Protocol):
     # note that as per PEP544, the self argument is ignored when the protocol
     # is applied to a module
     def get_python_configurations(
diff --git a/cibuildwheel/_compat/__init__.py b/cibuildwheel/_compat/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9d48db4f9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cibuildwheel/_compat/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+from __future__ import annotations
diff --git a/cibuildwheel/functools_cached_property_38.py b/cibuildwheel/_compat/_functools_cached_property_38.py
similarity index 100%
rename from cibuildwheel/functools_cached_property_38.py
rename to cibuildwheel/_compat/_functools_cached_property_38.py
diff --git a/cibuildwheel/_compat/functools.py b/cibuildwheel/_compat/functools.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8fe86a3e4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cibuildwheel/_compat/functools.py
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import sys
+
+if sys.version_info >= (3, 8):
+    from functools import cached_property
+else:
+    from ._functools_cached_property_38 import cached_property
+
+__all__ = ("cached_property",)
diff --git a/cibuildwheel/_compat/tomllib.py b/cibuildwheel/_compat/tomllib.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f3b30fe65
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cibuildwheel/_compat/tomllib.py
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import sys
+
+if sys.version_info >= (3, 11):
+    from tomllib import load  # noqa: TID251
+else:
+    from tomli import load  # noqa: TID251
+
+__all__ = ("load",)
diff --git a/cibuildwheel/_compat/typing.py b/cibuildwheel/_compat/typing.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..62495adf9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cibuildwheel/_compat/typing.py
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import sys
+
+if sys.version_info < (3, 8):
+    from typing_extensions import Final, Literal, OrderedDict, Protocol, TypedDict
+else:
+    from typing import Final, Literal, OrderedDict, Protocol, TypedDict  # noqa: TID251
+
+if sys.version_info < (3, 11):
+    from typing_extensions import NotRequired, assert_never
+else:
+    from typing import NotRequired, assert_never  # noqa: TID251
+
+__all__ = (
+    "Final",
+    "Literal",
+    "Protocol",
+    "Protocol",
+    "TypedDict",
+    "OrderedDict",
+    "assert_never",
+    "NotRequired",
+)
diff --git a/cibuildwheel/architecture.py b/cibuildwheel/architecture.py
index 8c4b22939..9d9af38b8 100644
--- a/cibuildwheel/architecture.py
+++ b/cibuildwheel/architecture.py
@@ -7,7 +7,8 @@
 from collections.abc import Set
 from enum import Enum
 
-from .typing import Final, Literal, PlatformName, assert_never
+from ._compat.typing import Final, Literal, assert_never
+from .typing import PlatformName
 
 PRETTY_NAMES: Final = {"linux": "Linux", "macos": "macOS", "windows": "Windows"}
 
diff --git a/cibuildwheel/environment.py b/cibuildwheel/environment.py
index 2a7b99a2a..3117b54ed 100644
--- a/cibuildwheel/environment.py
+++ b/cibuildwheel/environment.py
@@ -7,9 +7,8 @@
 import bashlex
 import bashlex.errors
 
-from cibuildwheel.typing import Protocol
-
 from . import bashlex_eval
+from ._compat.typing import Protocol
 
 
 class EnvironmentParseError(Exception):
diff --git a/cibuildwheel/extra.py b/cibuildwheel/extra.py
index 03e3ce6f0..5ac9ea1ff 100644
--- a/cibuildwheel/extra.py
+++ b/cibuildwheel/extra.py
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 from collections.abc import Mapping, Sequence
 from io import StringIO
 
-from .typing import Protocol
+from ._compat.typing import Protocol
 
 __all__ = ("Printable", "dump_python_configurations")
 
diff --git a/cibuildwheel/linux.py b/cibuildwheel/linux.py
index 4f019ac34..6fd393dc5 100644
--- a/cibuildwheel/linux.py
+++ b/cibuildwheel/linux.py
@@ -8,11 +8,12 @@
 from pathlib import Path, PurePath, PurePosixPath
 from typing import Tuple
 
+from ._compat.typing import OrderedDict, assert_never
 from .architecture import Architecture
 from .logger import log
 from .oci_container import OCIContainer
 from .options import Options
-from .typing import OrderedDict, PathOrStr, assert_never
+from .typing import PathOrStr
 from .util import (
     AlreadyBuiltWheelError,
     BuildSelector,
diff --git a/cibuildwheel/logger.py b/cibuildwheel/logger.py
index 014f3b00d..bc63a3aaf 100644
--- a/cibuildwheel/logger.py
+++ b/cibuildwheel/logger.py
@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@
 import time
 from typing import IO, AnyStr
 
-from cibuildwheel.typing import Final
-from cibuildwheel.util import CIProvider, detect_ci_provider
+from ._compat.typing import Final
+from .util import CIProvider, detect_ci_provider
 
 DEFAULT_FOLD_PATTERN: Final = ("{name}", "")
 FOLD_PATTERNS: Final = {
diff --git a/cibuildwheel/macos.py b/cibuildwheel/macos.py
index 75614449b..1c103629d 100644
--- a/cibuildwheel/macos.py
+++ b/cibuildwheel/macos.py
@@ -16,11 +16,12 @@
 
 from filelock import FileLock
 
+from ._compat.typing import Literal, assert_never
 from .architecture import Architecture
 from .environment import ParsedEnvironment
 from .logger import log
 from .options import Options
-from .typing import Literal, PathOrStr, assert_never
+from .typing import PathOrStr
 from .util import (
     CIBW_CACHE_PATH,
     AlreadyBuiltWheelError,
diff --git a/cibuildwheel/oci_container.py b/cibuildwheel/oci_container.py
index aa54eefbf..b2f6fe4af 100644
--- a/cibuildwheel/oci_container.py
+++ b/cibuildwheel/oci_container.py
@@ -15,9 +15,9 @@
 from types import TracebackType
 from typing import IO, Dict
 
-from cibuildwheel.util import CIProvider, detect_ci_provider
-
-from .typing import Literal, PathOrStr, PopenBytes
+from ._compat.typing import Literal
+from .typing import PathOrStr, PopenBytes
+from .util import CIProvider, detect_ci_provider
 
 ContainerEngine = Literal["docker", "podman"]
 
diff --git a/cibuildwheel/options.py b/cibuildwheel/options.py
index d28e76214..736f13a73 100644
--- a/cibuildwheel/options.py
+++ b/cibuildwheel/options.py
@@ -15,19 +15,16 @@
 from pathlib import Path
 from typing import Any, Dict, List, Union
 
-if sys.version_info >= (3, 11):
-    import tomllib
-else:
-    import tomli as tomllib
-
 from packaging.specifiers import SpecifierSet
 
+from ._compat import tomllib
+from ._compat.typing import Literal, NotRequired, TypedDict
 from .architecture import Architecture
 from .environment import EnvironmentParseError, ParsedEnvironment, parse_environment
 from .logger import log
 from .oci_container import ContainerEngine
 from .projectfiles import get_requires_python_str
-from .typing import PLATFORMS, Literal, NotRequired, PlatformName, TypedDict
+from .typing import PLATFORMS, PlatformName
 from .util import (
     MANYLINUX_ARCHS,
     MUSLLINUX_ARCHS,
diff --git a/cibuildwheel/projectfiles.py b/cibuildwheel/projectfiles.py
index 0b87415b6..95dc150d8 100644
--- a/cibuildwheel/projectfiles.py
+++ b/cibuildwheel/projectfiles.py
@@ -7,10 +7,7 @@
 from pathlib import Path
 from typing import Any
 
-if sys.version_info >= (3, 11):
-    import tomllib
-else:
-    import tomli as tomllib
+from ._compat import tomllib
 
 if sys.version_info < (3, 8):
     Constant = ast.Str
diff --git a/cibuildwheel/typing.py b/cibuildwheel/typing.py
index 9374401cb..7abd9e3cf 100644
--- a/cibuildwheel/typing.py
+++ b/cibuildwheel/typing.py
@@ -2,37 +2,21 @@
 
 import os
 import subprocess
-import sys
-from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Union
+import typing
+from typing import Union
 
-if sys.version_info < (3, 8):
-    from typing_extensions import Final, Literal, OrderedDict, Protocol, TypedDict
-else:
-    from typing import Final, Literal, OrderedDict, Protocol, TypedDict
-
-if sys.version_info < (3, 11):
-    from typing_extensions import NotRequired, assert_never
-else:
-    from typing import NotRequired, assert_never
+from ._compat.typing import Final, Literal, Protocol
 
 __all__ = (
-    "Final",
-    "Literal",
     "PLATFORMS",
     "PathOrStr",
     "PlatformName",
-    "Protocol",
     "PLATFORMS",
     "PopenBytes",
-    "Protocol",
-    "TypedDict",
-    "OrderedDict",
-    "assert_never",
-    "NotRequired",
 )
 
 
-if TYPE_CHECKING:
+if typing.TYPE_CHECKING:
     PopenBytes = subprocess.Popen[bytes]
     PathOrStr = Union[str, os.PathLike[str]]
 else:
diff --git a/cibuildwheel/util.py b/cibuildwheel/util.py
index 2ba4fe6a1..8b5f9f620 100644
--- a/cibuildwheel/util.py
+++ b/cibuildwheel/util.py
@@ -23,12 +23,6 @@
 
 import bracex
 import certifi
-
-if sys.version_info >= (3, 11):
-    import tomllib
-else:
-    import tomli as tomllib
-
 from filelock import FileLock
 from packaging.requirements import InvalidRequirement, Requirement
 from packaging.specifiers import SpecifierSet
@@ -36,7 +30,10 @@
 from packaging.version import Version
 from platformdirs import user_cache_path
 
-from cibuildwheel.typing import Final, Literal, PathOrStr, PlatformName
+from ._compat import tomllib
+from ._compat.functools import cached_property
+from ._compat.typing import Final, Literal
+from .typing import PathOrStr, PlatformName
 
 __all__ = [
     "resources_dir",
@@ -661,12 +658,6 @@ def find_compatible_wheel(wheels: Sequence[T], identifier: str) -> T | None:
     return None
 
 
-if sys.version_info >= (3, 8):
-    from functools import cached_property
-else:
-    from .functools_cached_property_38 import cached_property
-
-
 # Can be replaced by contextlib.chdir in Python 3.11
 @contextlib.contextmanager
 def chdir(new_path: Path | str) -> Generator[None, None, None]:
diff --git a/cibuildwheel/windows.py b/cibuildwheel/windows.py
index caee9ce69..d3e587868 100644
--- a/cibuildwheel/windows.py
+++ b/cibuildwheel/windows.py
@@ -16,11 +16,12 @@
 from filelock import FileLock
 from packaging.version import Version
 
+from ._compat.typing import assert_never
 from .architecture import Architecture
 from .environment import ParsedEnvironment
 from .logger import log
 from .options import Options
-from .typing import PathOrStr, assert_never
+from .typing import PathOrStr
 from .util import (
     CIBW_CACHE_PATH,
     AlreadyBuiltWheelError,
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 570772db4..90420fcaf 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ extend-ignore = [
   "PT007",  # False positive (fixed upstream)
 ]
 target-version = "py37"
-typing-modules = ["cibuildwheel.typing"]
+typing-modules = ["cibuildwheel._compat.typing"]
 flake8-unused-arguments.ignore-variadic-names = true
 
 [tool.ruff.flake8-tidy-imports.banned-api]
@@ -158,6 +158,15 @@ flake8-unused-arguments.ignore-variadic-names = true
 "typing.Iterator".msg = "Use collections.abc.Iterator instead."
 "typing.Sequence".msg = "Use collections.abc.Sequence instead."
 "typing.Set".msg = "Use collections.abc.Set instead."
+"typing.Protocol".msg = "Use cibuildwheel._compat.typing.Protocol instead."
+"typing.Final".msg = "Use cibuildwheel._compat.typing.Final instead."
+"typing.Literal".msg = "Use cibuildwheel._compat.typing.Literal instead."
+"typing.OrderedDict".msg = "Use cibuildwheel._compat.typing.OrderedDict instead."
+"typing.TypedDict".msg = "Use cibuildwheel._compat.typing.TypedDict instead."
+"typing.NotRequired".msg = "Use cibuildwheel._compat.typing.NotRequired instead."
+"typing.assert_never".msg = "Use cibuildwheel._compat.typing.assert_never instead."
+"tomllib".msg = "Use cibuildwheel._compat.tomllib instead."
+"tomli".msg = "Use cibuildwheel._compat.tomllib instead."
 
 [tool.ruff.per-file-ignores]
 "unit_test/*" = ["PLC1901"]
diff --git a/unit_test/build_ids_test.py b/unit_test/build_ids_test.py
index 0f62ba408..a42af93de 100644
--- a/unit_test/build_ids_test.py
+++ b/unit_test/build_ids_test.py
@@ -1,14 +1,8 @@
 from __future__ import annotations
 
-import sys
-
-if sys.version_info >= (3, 11):
-    import tomllib
-else:
-    import tomli as tomllib
-
 from packaging.version import Version
 
+from cibuildwheel._compat import tomllib
 from cibuildwheel.extra import Printable, dump_python_configurations
 from cibuildwheel.util import resources_dir
 
diff --git a/unit_test/main_tests/main_options_test.py b/unit_test/main_tests/main_options_test.py
index 6cda8967b..8d2010ee3 100644
--- a/unit_test/main_tests/main_options_test.py
+++ b/unit_test/main_tests/main_options_test.py
@@ -6,12 +6,8 @@
 
 import pytest
 
-if sys.version_info >= (3, 11):
-    import tomllib
-else:
-    import tomli as tomllib
-
 from cibuildwheel.__main__ import main
+from cibuildwheel._compat import tomllib
 from cibuildwheel.environment import ParsedEnvironment
 from cibuildwheel.options import BuildOptions, _get_pinned_container_images
 from cibuildwheel.util import BuildSelector, resources_dir, split_config_settings