diff --git a/manimlib/utils/init_config.py b/manimlib/utils/init_config.py
index cb0a1787..36ae9d4b 100644
--- a/manimlib/utils/init_config.py
+++ b/manimlib/utils/init_config.py
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+from __future__ import annotations
+
 import os
 import yaml
 import inspect