diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index c1b4772..72025c4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -91,8 +91,7 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           python -m pip install --upgrade pip
           python -m pip install -r requirements/dev.txt
-          python -m pip install rdata
-          python -m pip install -e .[test]
+          python -m pip install -e .
 
       - name: run Posit Connect
         run: |
diff --git a/pins/drivers.py b/pins/drivers.py
index 8ca6e3a..fcf9bee 100644
--- a/pins/drivers.py
+++ b/pins/drivers.py
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ def load_data(
 
         elif meta.type == "rds":
             try:
-                import rdata
+                import rdata  # pyright: ignore[reportMissingImports]
 
                 return rdata.read_rds(f)
             except ModuleNotFoundError:
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 76b75b5..96b24ad 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ test = [
     "pytest-dotenv",
     "pytest-parallel",
     "s3fs",
+    "rdata",
 ]
 
 [build-system]
@@ -102,7 +103,6 @@ reportArgumentType = false
 reportAttributeAccessIssue = false
 reportCallIssue = false
 reportIncompatibleMethodOverride = false
-reportMissingImports = false
 reportMissingTypeStubs = false
 reportOptionalMemberAccess = false
 reportOptionalSubscript = false
diff --git a/requirements/dev.txt b/requirements/dev.txt
index 0b1c497..24473da 100644
--- a/requirements/dev.txt
+++ b/requirements/dev.txt
@@ -360,6 +360,8 @@ pyzmq==26.2.0
     #   jupyter-client
 quartodoc==0.9.1
     # via pins (pyproject.toml)
+rdata==0.11.2
+    # via pins (pyproject.toml)
 referencing==0.35.1
     # via
     #   jsonschema
@@ -442,6 +444,8 @@ wheel==0.45.1
     # via pip-tools
 wrapt==1.17.0
     # via aiobotocore
+xarray==2024.6.0
+    # via rdata
 xxhash==3.5.0
     # via pins (pyproject.toml)
 yarl==1.18.3