diff --git a/docs/changelog/2656.bugfix.rst b/docs/changelog/2656.bugfix.rst
index 4f4fa78f8..ba20382d4 100644
--- a/docs/changelog/2656.bugfix.rst
+++ b/docs/changelog/2656.bugfix.rst
@@ -2,4 +2,3 @@ Upgrade embedded wheels:
 
 * setuptools to ``68.2.2`` from ``68.2.0``
 * pip to ``23.3.1`` from ``23.2.1``
-
diff --git a/src/virtualenv/seed/wheels/embed/__init__.py b/src/virtualenv/seed/wheels/embed/__init__.py
index f0c7a710c..46a7fc1f9 100644
--- a/src/virtualenv/seed/wheels/embed/__init__.py
+++ b/src/virtualenv/seed/wheels/embed/__init__.py
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+from __future__ import annotations
+
 from pathlib import Path
 
 from virtualenv.seed.wheels.util import Wheel