diff --git a/src/cli/build.py b/src/cli/build.py
index f86eb21b..b5f2782e 100644
--- a/src/cli/build.py
+++ b/src/cli/build.py
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ def __init__(self, target: str = "./app", output_name: str | None = None) -> Non
             # "--enable-plugin=upx",
             "--disable-bytecode-cache",
             "--assume-yes-for-downloads",
+            "--experimental=deferred-annotations",
         ]
 
     def build_windows(self, debug: bool = False) -> None:
diff --git a/src/cli/pyproject.toml b/src/cli/pyproject.toml
index cf1e631a..376815ea 100644
--- a/src/cli/pyproject.toml
+++ b/src/cli/pyproject.toml
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 
 [dependency-groups]
-build = ["nuitka>=2.8.9", "zstandard>=0.25.0"]
+build = ["nuitka>=4.1", "zstandard>=0.25.0"]
 dev = [
     "poethepoet>=0.39.0",
     "pyrefly>=0.62.0",
diff --git a/src/cli/uv.lock b/src/cli/uv.lock
index 1d6d1a56..47e85f24 100644
--- a/src/cli/uv.lock
+++ b/src/cli/uv.lock
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ requires-dist = [
 
 [package.metadata.requires-dev]
 build = [
-    { name = "nuitka", specifier = ">=2.8.9" },
+    { name = "nuitka", specifier = ">=4.1" },
     { name = "zstandard", specifier = ">=0.25.0" },
 ]
 dev = [