diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 96c8a58..61f34b0 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ __pycache__/
 .env
 venv/
 .venv/
+.venv-*/
 env/
 dist/
 build/
diff --git a/src/config.py b/src/config.py
index 68adff9..7191e9b 100644
--- a/src/config.py
+++ b/src/config.py
@@ -1,6 +1,17 @@
-import os
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import os, sys
 from pathlib import Path
-import tomllib
+
+sys.version_info >= (3, 8) or sys.exit("Python 3.8 or higher is required for this project.")
+
+if sys.version_info < (3, 11):
+    import tomli as tomllib
+else:
+    import tomllib
+
+
+
 
 
 # Base Directory Setup