diff --git a/flytekit/core/artifact_utils.py b/flytekit/core/artifact_utils.py
index e8ba247ecf..e977844f3a 100644
--- a/flytekit/core/artifact_utils.py
+++ b/flytekit/core/artifact_utils.py
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+# for why we have the above
+# https://github.com/protocolbuffers/protobuf/issues/9765#issuecomment-1119247779
 from datetime import datetime
 from typing import Dict, Optional