diff --git a/samples/apps/autogen-studio/autogenstudio/datamodel.py b/samples/apps/autogen-studio/autogenstudio/datamodel.py
index 6c6dc567a808..92d60cf5c525 100644
--- a/samples/apps/autogen-studio/autogenstudio/datamodel.py
+++ b/samples/apps/autogen-studio/autogenstudio/datamodel.py
@@ -16,7 +16,19 @@
     Enum as SqlEnum,
 )
 
-SQLModel.model_config["protected_namespaces"] = ()
+# added for python3.11 and sqlmodel 0.0.22 incompatibility
+if hasattr(SQLModel, "model_config"):
+    SQLModel.model_config["protected_namespaces"] = ()
+elif hasattr(SQLModel, "Config"):
+
+    class CustomSQLModel(SQLModel):
+        class Config:
+            protected_namespaces = ()
+
+    SQLModel = CustomSQLModel
+else:
+    print("Warning: Unable to set protected_namespaces.")
+
 # pylint: disable=protected-access