diff --git a/beets/util/__init__.py b/beets/util/__init__.py
index 8cbbda8f94..7079db444d 100644
--- a/beets/util/__init__.py
+++ b/beets/util/__init__.py
@@ -45,7 +45,11 @@
     Union,
 )
 
-from typing_extensions import TypeAlias
+if sys.version_info >= (3, 10):
+    from typing import TypeAlias
+else:
+    from typing_extensions import TypeAlias
+
 from unidecode import unidecode
 
 from beets.util import hidden
diff --git a/beetsplug/aura.py b/beetsplug/aura.py
index 35c3e919fa..09d859200b 100644
--- a/beetsplug/aura.py
+++ b/beetsplug/aura.py
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 
 import os
 import re
+import sys
 from dataclasses import dataclass
 from mimetypes import guess_type
 from typing import ClassVar, Mapping, Type
@@ -29,7 +30,11 @@
     request,
     send_file,
 )
-from typing_extensions import Self
+
+if sys.version_info >= (3, 11):
+    from typing import Self
+else:
+    from typing_extensions import Self
 
 from beets import config
 from beets.dbcore.query import (
diff --git a/docs/changelog.rst b/docs/changelog.rst
index 3725e4993e..6219437a9b 100644
--- a/docs/changelog.rst
+++ b/docs/changelog.rst
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ For packagers:
 
 * The minimum supported Python version is now 3.8.
 * The `beet` script has been removed from the repository.
+* The `typing_extensions` is required for Python 3.10 and below.
 
 Other changes:
 
diff --git a/poetry.lock b/poetry.lock
index 1e3b4cd1d0..f7d53578a1 100644
--- a/poetry.lock
+++ b/poetry.lock
@@ -2720,4 +2720,4 @@ web = ["flask", "flask-cors"]
 [metadata]
 lock-version = "2.0"
 python-versions = ">=3.8,<4"
-content-hash = "740281ee3ddba4c6015eab9cfc24bb947e8816e3b7f5a6bebeb39ff2413d7ac3"
+content-hash = "48fba7c7149c8cb7824f96329bd469a9e9c84b13d233f957889b8b1d7076392f"
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 3ef11ac148..be239a0ece 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ mediafile = ">=0.12.0"
 munkres = ">=1.0.0"
 musicbrainzngs = ">=0.4"
 pyyaml = "*"
-typing_extensions = "*"
+typing_extensions = { version = "*", python = "<=3.10" }
 unidecode = ">=1.3.6"
 beautifulsoup4 = { version = "*", optional = true }
 dbus-python = { version = "*", optional = true }