diff --git a/jac/jaclang/compiler/constant.py b/jac/jaclang/compiler/constant.py
index b5fd1b6f47..8bff46c229 100644
--- a/jac/jaclang/compiler/constant.py
+++ b/jac/jaclang/compiler/constant.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 """Constants across the project."""
 
-from enum import Enum, IntEnum, IntFlag, StrEnum
+from enum import Enum, IntEnum, IntFlag
+from backports.strenum import StrEnum
 
 
 class SymbolType(Enum):
diff --git a/jac/pyproject.toml b/jac/pyproject.toml
index ba56fc2472..d9b0ed691c 100644
--- a/jac/pyproject.toml
+++ b/jac/pyproject.toml
@@ -20,7 +20,8 @@ homepage = "https://jaseci.org"
 documentation = "https://jac-lang.org"
 
 [tool.poetry.dependencies]
-python = "^3.11.0"
+python = "^3.10.12"
+backports-strenum = { version = "^1.3.1", markers = "python_version < '3.11'" }
 # Below are vendored in using poetry export and pip download
 # lark = "^1.1.9"
 # mypy = "^1.10.0"