Add changelog entry

2 files changed, 6 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index f47d68b0c..9b3ba0f01 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -19,6 +19,10 @@ Pylint's ChangeLog
 
 * Add missing checks for deprecated functions.
 
+* Postponed evaluation of annotations are now recognized by default if python version is above 3.10
+
+  Closes #3992
+
 
 What's New in Pylint 2.6.1?
 ===========================
diff --git a/pylint/checkers/utils.py b/pylint/checkers/utils.py
index ed2c2a5a9..6c707e10f 100644
--- a/pylint/checkers/utils.py
+++ b/pylint/checkers/utils.py
@@ -213,6 +213,7 @@ SPECIAL_METHODS_PARAMS = {
     for name in methods  # type: ignore
 }
 PYMETHODS = set(SPECIAL_METHODS_PARAMS)
+PY310_PLUS = sys.version_info[:2] >= (3, 10)
 
 
 class NoSuchArgumentError(Exception):
@@ -1265,7 +1266,7 @@ def get_node_last_lineno(node: astroid.node_classes.NodeNG) -> int:
 
 def is_postponed_evaluation_enabled(node: astroid.node_classes.NodeNG) -> bool:
     """Check if the postponed evaluation of annotations is enabled"""
-    if sys.version_info[:2] >= (3, 10):
+    if PY310_PLUS:
         return True
 
     module = node.root()