diff --git a/cap_anndata/backed_df.py b/cap_anndata/backed_df.py
index 50378c6..22db0c1 100644
--- a/cap_anndata/backed_df.py
+++ b/cap_anndata/backed_df.py
@@ -2,9 +2,13 @@
 import numpy as np
 from typing import List, Any, Union
 
-from pandas._typing import Self
 from pandas.core.generic import bool_t
 
+try:
+    from typing import Self  # Python 3.11+
+except ImportError:
+    from typing_extensions import Self  # Python 3.10
+
 
 class CapAnnDataDF(pd.DataFrame):
     """