diff --git a/AUTHORS.md b/AUTHORS.md
index 6efebccb8..b59812dad 100644
--- a/AUTHORS.md
+++ b/AUTHORS.md
@@ -108,5 +108,7 @@ Contributors
 - [@gahjelle](https://github.com/gahjelle) | [contributions](https://github.com/pyjanitor-devs/pyjanitor/issues?q=is%3Aclosed+mentions%3Agahjelle)
 - [@ethompsy](https://github.com/ethompsy) | [contributions](https://github.com/pyjanitor-devs/pyjanitor/issues?q=is%3Aclosed+mentions%3Aethompsy)
 - [@apatao](https://github.com/apatao) | [contributions](https://github.com/pyjanitor-devs/pyjanitor/issues?q=is%3Aclosed+mentions%3Aapatao)
-- [@OdinTech3](https://github.com/OdinTech3) | [contributions](https://github.com/pyjanitor-devs/pyjanitor/pull/1094)
-- [@asmirnov69](https://github.com/asmirnov69) | [contributions](https://github.com/pyjanitor-devs/pyjanitor/issues/1059)
+- [@OdinTech3](https://github.com/OdinTech3) | [contributions](https://github.com/pyjanitor-devs/pyjanitor/issues?q=is%3Aclosed+mentions%OdinTech3)
+- [@asmirnov69](https://github.com/asmirnov69) | [contributions](https://github.com/pyjanitor-devs/pyjanitor/issues?q=is%3Aclosed+mentions%asmirnov69)
+- [@xujiboy](https://github.com/xujiboy) | [contributions](https://github.com/pyjanitor-devs/pyjanitor/issues?q=is%3Aclosed+mentions%xujiboy)
+- [@joranbeasley](https://github.com/joranbeasley) | [contributions](https://github.com/pyjanitor-devs/pyjanitor/issues?q=is%3Aclosed+mentions%joranbeasley)
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 019bdbca9..04e46020f 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 
 -   [INF] Replace `pytest.ini` file with `pyproject.toml` file. PR #1204 @Zeroto521
 -   [INF] Extract docstrings tests from all tests. PR #1205 @Zeroto521
+-   [BUG] address the `TypeError` when importing v0.24.0 (issue #1201 @xujiboy and @joranbeasley)
 
 ## [v0.24.0] - 2022-11-12
 
diff --git a/janitor/functions/conditional_join.py b/janitor/functions/conditional_join.py
index 5a0fe2b6a..dff1e16c0 100644
--- a/janitor/functions/conditional_join.py
+++ b/janitor/functions/conditional_join.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
+from __future__ import annotations
 import operator
 from enum import Enum
 from typing import Union, Any, Optional, Hashable, Literal
-
 import numpy as np
 import pandas as pd
 import pandas_flavor as pf
diff --git a/janitor/functions/utils.py b/janitor/functions/utils.py
index f51fe9962..e60a38b05 100644
--- a/janitor/functions/utils.py
+++ b/janitor/functions/utils.py
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 """Utility functions for all of the functions submodule."""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
 import fnmatch
 import warnings
 from collections.abc import Callable as dispatch_callable
diff --git a/janitor/utils.py b/janitor/utils.py
index 3101bed0f..1254c8946 100644
--- a/janitor/utils.py
+++ b/janitor/utils.py
@@ -3,10 +3,11 @@
 Lazy loading used here to speed up imports.
 """
 
+from __future__ import annotations
 import os
 import sys
 import socket
-from typing import Callable, Dict, Iterable, Union
+from typing import Callable, Dict, Iterable, Union, List
 from functools import singledispatch, wraps
 from warnings import warn
 
@@ -213,7 +214,7 @@ def idempotent(func: Callable, df: pd.DataFrame, *args, **kwargs):
 
 
 def deprecated_kwargs(
-    *arguments: list[str],
+    *arguments: List[str],
     message: str = (
         "The keyword argument '{argument}' of '{func_name}' is deprecated."
     ),