diff --git a/argilla/docs/how_to_guides/migrate_from_legacy_datasets.md b/argilla/docs/how_to_guides/migrate_from_legacy_datasets.md
index ad8d513e62..5b5c9a7a79 100644
--- a/argilla/docs/how_to_guides/migrate_from_legacy_datasets.md
+++ b/argilla/docs/how_to_guides/migrate_from_legacy_datasets.md
@@ -26,8 +26,12 @@ The guide will take you through three steps:
 
 ### Step 1: Retrieve the legacy dataset
 
-Connect to the Argilla V1 server via the new `argilla` package. The new sdk contains a `v1` module that allows you to connect to the Argilla V1 server:
+Connect to the Argilla V1 server via the new `argilla` package. First, you should install an extra dependency:
+```bash
+pip install "argilla[v1]"
+```
 
+Now, you can use the `v1` module to connect to the Argilla V1 server.
 ```python
 import argilla.v1 as rg_v1
 
diff --git a/argilla/pyproject.toml b/argilla/pyproject.toml
index 114ce0bdf3..b445ba7263 100644
--- a/argilla/pyproject.toml
+++ b/argilla/pyproject.toml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ dynamic = ["version"]
 dependencies = [
     "httpx>=0.26.0",
     "pydantic>=2.6.0, <3.0.0",
-    "argilla-v1[listeners]",
+
     "tqdm>=4.60.0",
     "rich>=10.0.0",
 ]
@@ -23,6 +23,10 @@ io = [
     "datasets>=2.0.0",
 ]
 
+v1 = [
+    "argilla-v1[listeners]",
+]
+
 [build-system]
 requires = ["pdm-backend"]
 build-backend = "pdm.backend"
diff --git a/argilla/src/argilla/v1/__init__.py b/argilla/src/argilla/v1/__init__.py
index 75284d237e..3ad81a537f 100644
--- a/argilla/src/argilla/v1/__init__.py
+++ b/argilla/src/argilla/v1/__init__.py
@@ -14,7 +14,12 @@
 
 import warnings
 
-from argilla_v1 import *  # noqa
+try:
+    from argilla_v1 import *  # noqa
+except ModuleNotFoundError as ex:
+    raise Exception(
+        'The package argilla-v1 is not installed. Please install it by typing: pip install "argilla[v1]"',
+    ) from ex
 
 
 def deprecation(message: str):
@@ -23,5 +28,5 @@ def deprecation(message: str):
 
 deprecation(
     "The module `argilla_sdk.v1` has been include for migration purposes. "
-    "It's deprecated and will be removed in the future"
+    "It's deprecated and will be removed in the future."
 )