diff --git a/src/tools/json.py b/src/tools/json.py
index ef93de9..741ded1 100644
--- a/src/tools/json.py
+++ b/src/tools/json.py
@@ -1,9 +1,18 @@
-from redis.commands.json._util import JsonType
+from typing import Union, Mapping, List, TYPE_CHECKING, Any
 from redis.exceptions import RedisError
 
 from src.common.connection import RedisConnectionManager
 from src.common.server import mcp
 
+# Define JsonType for type checking to match redis-py definition
+if TYPE_CHECKING:
+    JsonType = Union[
+        str, int, float, bool, None, Mapping[str, "JsonType"], List["JsonType"]
+    ]
+else:
+    # Use Any at runtime to avoid Pydantic issues with recursive types
+    JsonType = Any
+
 
 @mcp.tool()
 async def json_set(
diff --git a/src/version.py b/src/version.py
index 493f741..49ce6f6 100644
--- a/src/version.py
+++ b/src/version.py
@@ -1 +1 @@
-__version__ = "0.3.0"
+__version__ = "0.3.0.alpha"