diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 642b559..613161a 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ dask = {version = "^2024.5.0", optional = true, extras = ["testing"]}
 distributed = {version = "^2024.5.0", optional = true, extras = ["testing"]}
 cacheout = "^0.16.0"
 arcae = "^0.2.4"
+typing-extensions = { version = "^4.12.2", python = "<3.11" }
 
 [tool.poetry.extras]
 testing = ["dask", "distributed", "pytest"]
diff --git a/xarray_ms/backend/msv2/encoders.py b/xarray_ms/backend/msv2/encoders.py
index cb24f59..fac345c 100644
--- a/xarray_ms/backend/msv2/encoders.py
+++ b/xarray_ms/backend/msv2/encoders.py
@@ -13,8 +13,16 @@
 
 from __future__ import annotations
 
+import sys
 from datetime import datetime
-from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Any, Dict, List, Self
+from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Any, Dict, List
+
+if TYPE_CHECKING:
+  if sys.version_info >= (3, 11):
+    from typing import Self
+  else:
+    from typing_extensions import Self
+
 
 import numpy as np
 import numpy.testing as npt