diff --git a/src/virtualenv/seed/wheels/embed/__init__.py b/src/virtualenv/seed/wheels/embed/__init__.py
index 9ed7a94fa..ed6027b25 100644
--- a/src/virtualenv/seed/wheels/embed/__init__.py
+++ b/src/virtualenv/seed/wheels/embed/__init__.py
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+from __future__ import annotations
+
 from pathlib import Path
 
 from virtualenv.seed.wheels.util import Wheel