diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index d85c43c93..45cb0debc 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ dependencies = [
     "openai>=1.13.3",
     "litellm==1.60.2",
     "instructor>=1.3.3",
+    "typing_extensions>=4.0.0",
     # Text Processing
     "pdfplumber>=0.11.4",
     "regex>=2024.9.11",
diff --git a/src/crewai/memory/external/external_memory.py b/src/crewai/memory/external/external_memory.py
index 4ecf3d065..51ec8718e 100644
--- a/src/crewai/memory/external/external_memory.py
+++ b/src/crewai/memory/external/external_memory.py
@@ -1,4 +1,9 @@
-from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Any, Dict, Optional, Self
+import sys
+if sys.version_info < (3, 11):
+    from typing_extensions import Self
+    from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Any, Dict, Optional
+else:
+    from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Any, Dict, Optional, Self
 
 from crewai.memory.external.external_memory_item import ExternalMemoryItem
 from crewai.memory.memory import Memory
diff --git a/src/crewai/memory/memory.py b/src/crewai/memory/memory.py
index ba8c10a29..bd746b698 100644
--- a/src/crewai/memory/memory.py
+++ b/src/crewai/memory/memory.py
@@ -1,4 +1,9 @@
-from typing import Any, Dict, List, Optional, Self
+import sys
+if sys.version_info < (3, 11):
+    from typing_extensions import Self
+    from typing import Any, Dict, List, Optional
+else:
+    from typing import Any, Dict, List, Optional, Self
 
 from pydantic import BaseModel
 
diff --git a/tests/imports_test.py b/tests/imports_test.py
index 0715e3c50..1761cd3c8 100644
--- a/tests/imports_test.py
+++ b/tests/imports_test.py
@@ -13,3 +13,14 @@ def test_crew_output_import():
     from crewai import CrewOutput
     
     assert CrewOutput is not None
+
+
+def test_memory_imports():
+    """Test that memory imports work correctly across Python versions."""
+    import importlib
+    importlib.import_module("crewai.memory.memory")
+    importlib.import_module("crewai.memory.external.external_memory")
+    
+    from crewai.memory.memory import Memory
+    
+    assert hasattr(Memory, "set_crew")