diff --git a/podman/domain/images_manager.py b/podman/domain/images_manager.py
index 17c15b9f..3f94791c 100644
--- a/podman/domain/images_manager.py
+++ b/podman/domain/images_manager.py
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
 import urllib.parse
 from typing import Any, Dict, Generator, Iterator, List, Mapping, Optional, Union
 import requests
-from rich.progress import Progress, TextColumn, BarColumn, TaskProgressColumn, TimeRemainingColumn
 
 from podman import api
 from podman.api import Literal
@@ -17,6 +16,17 @@
 from podman.domain.registry_data import RegistryData
 from podman.errors import APIError, ImageNotFound
 
+try:
+    from rich.progress import (
+        Progress,
+        TextColumn,
+        BarColumn,
+        TaskProgressColumn,
+        TimeRemainingColumn,
+    )
+except (ImportError, ModuleNotFoundError):
+    Progress = None
+
 logger = logging.getLogger("podman.images")
 
 
@@ -314,6 +324,8 @@ def pull(
         # progress bar
         progress_bar = kwargs.get("progress_bar", False)
         if progress_bar:
+            if Progress is None:
+                raise ModuleNotFoundError('progress_bar requires \'rich.progress\' module')
             params["compatMode"] = True
             stream = True
 
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 15620b95..67b5399f 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -6,4 +6,3 @@ sphinx
 tomli>=1.2.3; python_version<'3.11'
 urllib3
 wheel
-rich >= 12.5.1
diff --git a/rpm/python-podman.spec b/rpm/python-podman.spec
index be7630c3..15015595 100644
--- a/rpm/python-podman.spec
+++ b/rpm/python-podman.spec
@@ -81,6 +81,11 @@ export PBR_VERSION="0.0.0"
 %pyproject_save_files %{pypi_name}
 %endif
 
+%if !%{defined rhel8_py}
+%check
+%pyproject_check_import -e podman.api.typing_extensions
+%endif
+
 %if %{defined rhel8_py}
 %files -n python%{python3_pkgversion}-%{pypi_name}
 %dir %{python3_sitelib}/%{pypi_name}-*-py%{python3_version}.egg-info
@@ -88,6 +93,7 @@ export PBR_VERSION="0.0.0"
 %dir %{python3_sitelib}/%{pypi_name}
 %{python3_sitelib}/%{pypi_name}/*
 %else
+%pyproject_extras_subpkg -n python%{python3_pkgversion}-%{pypi_name} progress_bar
 %files -n python%{python3_pkgversion}-%{pypi_name} -f %{pyproject_files}
 %endif
 %license LICENSE
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 123f8034..bf0281d8 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -38,6 +38,9 @@ install_requires =
     requests >=2.24
     tomli>=1.2.3; python_version<'3.11'
     urllib3
+
+[options.extras_require]
+progress_bar =
     rich >= 12.5.1
 
 # typing_extensions are included for RHEL 8.5
diff --git a/test-requirements.txt b/test-requirements.txt
index 4b51b081..b208312e 100644
--- a/test-requirements.txt
+++ b/test-requirements.txt
@@ -7,4 +7,3 @@ pylint
 pytest
 requests-mock >= 1.11.0
 tox
-rich >= 12.5.1