diff --git a/git/compat.py b/git/compat/__init__.py
similarity index 100%
rename from git/compat.py
rename to git/compat/__init__.py
diff --git a/git/compat/typing.py b/git/compat/typing.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..925c5ba2e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/git/compat/typing.py
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+# config.py
+# Copyright (C) 2021 Michael Trier (mtrier@gmail.com) and contributors
+#
+# This module is part of GitPython and is released under
+# the BSD License: http://www.opensource.org/licenses/bsd-license.php
+
+import sys
+
+if sys.version_info[:2] >= (3, 8):
+    from typing import Final, Literal  # noqa: F401
+else:
+    from typing_extensions import Final, Literal  # noqa: F401
diff --git a/git/config.py b/git/config.py
index 1cb80475c..0c8d975db 100644
--- a/git/config.py
+++ b/git/config.py
@@ -16,14 +16,13 @@
 import fnmatch
 from collections import OrderedDict
 
-from typing_extensions import Literal
-
 from git.compat import (
     defenc,
     force_text,
     with_metaclass,
     is_win,
 )
+from git.compat.typing import Literal
 from git.util import LockFile
 
 import os.path as osp
diff --git a/git/diff.py b/git/diff.py
index deedb635c..943916ea8 100644
--- a/git/diff.py
+++ b/git/diff.py
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 # typing ------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 from typing import Any, Iterator, List, Match, Optional, Tuple, Type, Union, TYPE_CHECKING
-from typing_extensions import Final, Literal
+from git.compat.typing import Final, Literal
 from git.types import TBD
 
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
diff --git a/git/repo/base.py b/git/repo/base.py
index b1d0cdbc6..ed0a810e4 100644
--- a/git/repo/base.py
+++ b/git/repo/base.py
@@ -34,8 +34,8 @@
 
 # typing ------------------------------------------------------
 
+from git.compat.typing import Literal
 from git.types import TBD, PathLike
-from typing_extensions import Literal
 from typing import (Any, BinaryIO, Callable, Dict,
                     Iterator, List, Mapping, Optional,
                     TextIO, Tuple, Type, Union,
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 626a916a9..d980f6682 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 gitdb>=4.0.1,<5
-typing-extensions>=3.7.4.0
+typing-extensions>=3.7.4.0;python_version<"3.8"
diff --git a/test-requirements.txt b/test-requirements.txt
index 0734820f7..e06d2be14 100644
--- a/test-requirements.txt
+++ b/test-requirements.txt
@@ -5,4 +5,4 @@ tox
 virtualenv
 nose
 gitdb>=4.0.1,<5
-typing-extensions>=3.7.4.0
+typing-extensions>=3.7.4.0;python_version<"3.8"