diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 235bbb7..e5ff9aa 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ Modern `nogil` Python bindings for the Pcre2 library with `stdlib.re` api compat
 
 
 ## Latest News
+* 03/21/2026 [0.2.14](https://github.com/ModelCloud/PyPcre/releases/tag/v0.2.4): Python 3.14 compat
 * 03/02/2026 [0.2.11](https://github.com/ModelCloud/PyPcre/releases/tag/v0.2.11): Auto-detect `Visual Studio` for `Windows` env during install/compile.
 * 02/24/2026 [0.2.10](https://github.com/ModelCloud/PyPcre/releases/tag/v0.2.10): Allow VisualStudio (VS) compiler version check override via env var. 
 * 12/15/2025 [0.2.8](https://github.com/ModelCloud/PyPcre/releases/tag/v0.2.8): Fixed multi-arch Linux os compatibility where both x86_64 and i386 libs of pcre2 are installed. 
diff --git a/pcre/__init__.py b/pcre/__init__.py
index 95f6d1d..f94b683 100644
--- a/pcre/__init__.py
+++ b/pcre/__init__.py
@@ -96,6 +96,8 @@ def escape(pattern: Any) -> Any:
     "A": Flag.NO_UTF | Flag.NO_UCP,
     "UNICODE": _FLAG_ZERO,
     "U": _FLAG_ZERO,
+    "TEMPLATE": _FLAG_ZERO,
+    "T": _FLAG_ZERO,
 }
 
 for _alias, _flag in _FLAG_COMPAT_ALIASES.items():
diff --git a/pcre/_stdlib_re.py b/pcre/_stdlib_re.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a431683
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pcre/_stdlib_re.py
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+"""Compatibility helpers for private stdlib :mod:`re` internals."""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import re as _std_re
+import warnings
+
+
+def _load_parser():
+    parser = getattr(_std_re, "_parser", None)
+    if parser is not None:
+        return parser
+
+    with warnings.catch_warnings():
+        warnings.simplefilter("ignore", DeprecationWarning)
+        import sre_parse as parser
+
+    return parser
+
+
+_parser = _load_parser()
+
+RE_TEMPLATE = getattr(_std_re, "TEMPLATE", 0)
+RE_TEMPLATE_FLAG: int = int(getattr(_std_re, "TEMPLATE", 0))
+RE_UNICODE_FLAG: int = int(getattr(_std_re, "UNICODE", 0))
+
+
+__all__ = ["_parser", "RE_TEMPLATE", "RE_TEMPLATE_FLAG", "RE_UNICODE_FLAG"]
diff --git a/pcre/pcre.py b/pcre/pcre.py
index e539c5e..06fa1be 100644
--- a/pcre/pcre.py
+++ b/pcre/pcre.py
@@ -9,14 +9,11 @@
 
 import re as _std_re
 from collections.abc import Generator, Iterable
-try:
-    from re import _parser, TEMPLATE  # python 3.11+
-except Exception:
-    import sre_parse as _parser
 from typing import Any, List
 
 import pcre_ext_c as _pcre2
 
+from ._stdlib_re import RE_TEMPLATE, RE_TEMPLATE_FLAG, RE_UNICODE_FLAG, _parser
 from .cache import cached_compile
 from .cache import clear_cache as _clear_cache
 from .flags import Flag, strip_py_only_flags
@@ -128,7 +125,7 @@ def _apply_default_unicode_flags(pattern: Any, flags: int) -> int:
 
 
 def _coerce_stdlib_regexflag(flag: _std_re.RegexFlag) -> int:
-    unsupported_bits = int(flag) & ~_STD_RE_FLAG_MASK
+    unsupported_bits = int(flag) & ~(_STD_RE_FLAG_MASK | RE_TEMPLATE_FLAG | RE_UNICODE_FLAG)
     if unsupported_bits:
         unsupported = _std_re.RegexFlag(unsupported_bits)
         raise ValueError(
@@ -618,7 +615,7 @@ def template(pattern, flags=0):
                   "without an obvious purpose. "
                   "Use re.compile() instead.",
                   DeprecationWarning)
-    return compile(pattern, flags | TEMPLATE)
+    return compile(pattern, flags | RE_TEMPLATE)
 
 _PARALLEL_EXEC_METHODS = frozenset({"match", "search", "fullmatch", "findall"})
 
diff --git a/pcre/re_compat.py b/pcre/re_compat.py
index 8fefcda..c36653b 100644
--- a/pcre/re_compat.py
+++ b/pcre/re_compat.py
@@ -9,14 +9,12 @@
 
 import operator
 import re as _std_re
-try:
-    from re import _parser  # python 3.11+
-except Exception:
-    import sre_parse as _parser
 from typing import Any, List
 
 import pcre_ext_c as _pcre2
 
+from ._stdlib_re import _parser
+
 
 _CRawMatch = _pcre2.Match
 
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 9bf0001..fce54e4 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
 
 [project]
 name = "PyPcre"
-version = "0.2.13"
+version = "0.2.14"
 description = "Modern, GIL-friendly, Fast Python bindings for PCRE2 with auto caching and JIT of compiled patterns."
 readme = "README.md"
 requires-python = ">=3.9"
diff --git a/tests/test_api_parity.py b/tests/test_api_parity.py
index e8d21be..061f38c 100644
--- a/tests/test_api_parity.py
+++ b/tests/test_api_parity.py
@@ -51,6 +51,8 @@ def test_stdlib_style_flag_aliases():
     assert pcre.A == ascii_alias
     assert pcre.UNICODE == 0
     assert pcre.U == 0
+    assert pcre.TEMPLATE == 0
+    assert pcre.T == 0
 
 
 def test_specific_compile_error_exposes_dedicated_exception():
@@ -83,6 +85,13 @@ def test_compile_accepts_stdlib_regex_flags():
     assert combo.flags & Flag.MULTILINE
 
 
+def test_compile_accepts_noop_stdlib_regex_flags():
+    compiled = pcre.compile(r"pattern", flags=re.RegexFlag.UNICODE)
+    assert isinstance(compiled, pcre.Pattern)
+    assert compiled.flags & Flag.UTF
+    assert compiled.flags & Flag.UCP
+
+
 def test_compile_rejects_incompatible_stdlib_regex_flags():
     with pytest.raises(ValueError):
         pcre.compile(r"pattern", flags=re.RegexFlag.DEBUG)
diff --git a/tests/test_core.py b/tests/test_core.py
index b4c5264..55f5bf4 100644
--- a/tests/test_core.py
+++ b/tests/test_core.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import types
 from collections import OrderedDict
+import re
 
 import pytest
 from pcre import Flag
@@ -288,6 +289,35 @@ def test_compile_rejects_non_int_iterable_flags():
         core.compile("expr", flags=("not", "ints"))
 
 
+def test_template_delegates_to_compile_without_template_bits(monkeypatch):
+    captured = {}
+
+    def fake_cached(pattern, flags, wrapper, *, jit):
+        captured["flags"] = flags
+        fake_cpattern = types.SimpleNamespace(
+            pattern=pattern,
+            groupindex={},
+            flags=flags,
+            match=MethodRecorder("match"),
+            search=MethodRecorder("search"),
+            fullmatch=MethodRecorder("fullmatch"),
+            jit=jit,
+        )
+        return wrapper(fake_cpattern)
+
+    monkeypatch.setattr(core, "cached_compile", fake_cached)
+    monkeypatch.setattr(core, "RE_TEMPLATE", re.RegexFlag.UNICODE)
+
+    with pytest.warns(DeprecationWarning):
+        compiled = core.template("expr")
+
+    expected_flags = strip_py_only_flags(
+        core._apply_default_unicode_flags("expr", 0)
+    )
+    assert captured["flags"] == expected_flags
+    assert compiled.flags == expected_flags
+
+
 def test_pattern_match_handles_optional_end():
     match_method = MethodRecorder(FakeMatch((0, 3), group0="matched"))
     fake_cpattern = types.SimpleNamespace(