diff --git a/src/spikeinterface/core/base.py b/src/spikeinterface/core/base.py
index 1373b25d5c..412e79b5d4 100644
--- a/src/spikeinterface/core/base.py
+++ b/src/spikeinterface/core/base.py
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+from __future__ import annotations
 from pathlib import Path
 import re
 from typing import Any, Iterable, List, Optional, Sequence, Union