diff --git a/docs/docs-environment.yml b/docs/docs-environment.yml
index c2dc2151..e106beda 100644
--- a/docs/docs-environment.yml
+++ b/docs/docs-environment.yml
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ dependencies:
 
   # install rubicon-ml dependencies
   # so local pip install doesn't
+  - backports.strenum<=1.3.1,>=1.3.1
   - dash<=2.17.1,>=2.11.0
   - dash-bootstrap-components<=1.6.0,>=1.0.0
   - fsspec<=2024.6.1,>=2021.4.0
diff --git a/environment.yml b/environment.yml
index 1dbd6dbb..f3d4fd66 100644
--- a/environment.yml
+++ b/environment.yml
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ dependencies:
   - scikit-learn<=1.5.0,>=0.22.0
 
   # for prefect extras
+  - backports.strenum<=1.3.1,>=1.3.1
   - prefect<=2.19.8,>=2.16.5
 
   # for s3fs extras
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 6f6d1ee4..5470e3e6 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ install_requires =
 
 [options.extras_require]
 prefect = 
+	backports.strenum<=1.3.1,>=1.3.1
 	prefect<=2.19.8,>=2.16.5
 s3 = 
 	s3fs<=2024.6.1,>=0.4