diff --git a/jupyter_server/services/kernels/kernelmanager.py b/jupyter_server/services/kernels/kernelmanager.py
index 3b31b64cc6..8f4e8277f9 100644
--- a/jupyter_server/services/kernels/kernelmanager.py
+++ b/jupyter_server/services/kernels/kernelmanager.py
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 import asyncio
 import os
 import pathlib  # noqa: TCH003
+import sys
 import typing as t
 import warnings
 from collections import defaultdict
@@ -24,7 +25,11 @@
 from jupyter_core.utils import ensure_async
 from jupyter_events import EventLogger
 from jupyter_events.schema_registry import SchemaRegistryException
-from overrides import overrides
+
+if sys.version_info >= (3, 12):
+    from typing import override
+else:
+    from overrides import overrides as override
 from tornado import web
 from tornado.concurrent import Future
 from tornado.ioloop import IOLoop, PeriodicCallback
@@ -894,28 +899,28 @@ def emit(self, schema_id, data):
         """Emit an event from the kernel manager."""
         self.event_logger.emit(schema_id=schema_id, data=data)
 
-    @overrides
+    @override
     @emit_kernel_action_event(
         success_msg="Kernel {kernel_id} was started.",
     )
     async def start_kernel(self, *args, **kwargs):
         return await super().start_kernel(*args, **kwargs)
 
-    @overrides
+    @override
     @emit_kernel_action_event(
         success_msg="Kernel {kernel_id} was shutdown.",
     )
     async def shutdown_kernel(self, *args, **kwargs):
         return await super().shutdown_kernel(*args, **kwargs)
 
-    @overrides
+    @override
     @emit_kernel_action_event(
         success_msg="Kernel {kernel_id} was restarted.",
     )
     async def restart_kernel(self, *args, **kwargs):
         return await super().restart_kernel(*args, **kwargs)
 
-    @overrides
+    @override
     @emit_kernel_action_event(
         success_msg="Kernel {kernel_id} was interrupted.",
     )
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index e04983380d..eb2a0ed58c 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ dependencies = [
     "traitlets>=5.6.0",
     "websocket-client>=1.7",
     "jupyter_events>=0.11.0",
-    "overrides>=5.0"
+    "overrides>=5.0;python_version<'3.12'"
 ]
 
 [project.urls]