diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/instructor/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/instructor/default.nix
index 1375f0ff35e5..0b4a174f9ecc 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/instructor/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/instructor/default.nix
@@ -45,6 +45,8 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
 
   build-system = [ hatchling ];
 
+  pythonRelaxDeps = [ "rich" ];
+
   dependencies = [
     aiohttp
     docstring-parser