diff --git a/RELEASE.md b/RELEASE.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8886450f63
--- /dev/null
+++ b/RELEASE.md
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+Release type: patch
+
+This release fixes a TypeError on Python 3.8 due to us using a
+`asyncio.Queue[Tuple[bool, Any]](1)` instead of `asyncio.Queue(1)`.
diff --git a/strawberry/http/async_base_view.py b/strawberry/http/async_base_view.py
index 9e3ace71d1..86993e6f59 100644
--- a/strawberry/http/async_base_view.py
+++ b/strawberry/http/async_base_view.py
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ def _stream_with_heartbeat(
         self, stream: Callable[[], AsyncGenerator[str, None]]
     ) -> Callable[[], AsyncGenerator[str, None]]:
         """Adds a heartbeat to the stream, to prevent the connection from closing when there are no messages being sent."""
-        queue = asyncio.Queue[Tuple[bool, Any]](1)
+        queue: asyncio.Queue[Tuple[bool, Any]] = asyncio.Queue(1)
 
         cancelling = False