That's a different issue. Based on the problem statement and hints provided, the fix is straightforward. The issue is that when `models.Model` is serialized in the `bases` tuple of a migration, it outputs `models.Model` but doesn't include the necessary import statement `from django.db import models`. Here's the patch: --- a/django/db/migrations/serializer.py +++ b/django/db/migrations/serializer.py @@ -273,7 +273,7 @@ class TypeSerializer(BaseSerializer): class TypeSerializer(BaseSerializer): def serialize(self): special_cases = [ - (models.Model, "models.Model", []), + (models.Model, "models.Model", ['from django.db import models']), (type(None), 'type(None)', []), ] for case, string, imports in special_cases: