diff --git a/src/adtl/autoparser/util.py b/src/adtl/autoparser/util.py
index 035322c..ed53ad4 100644
--- a/src/adtl/autoparser/util.py
+++ b/src/adtl/autoparser/util.py
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 Common utility functions for autoparser
 """
 
+from __future__ import annotations
+
 import json
 from pathlib import Path
 from typing import Any, Dict