diff --git a/strings/base_includes.h b/strings/base_includes.h
index ee22bc0aa..819e3c98f 100644
--- a/strings/base_includes.h
+++ b/strings/base_includes.h
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 #include <chrono>
 #include <cstddef>
 #include <cstring>
+#include <exception>
 #include <iterator>
 #include <map>
 #include <memory>