diff --git a/g4f/locals/provider.py b/g4f/locals/provider.py
index 09dfd4fe..45041539 100644
--- a/g4f/locals/provider.py
+++ b/g4f/locals/provider.py
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+from __future__ import annotations
+
 import os
 
 from gpt4all import GPT4All