diff --git a/releases/specs/amd64/hardened/admincd-stage1.spec b/releases/specs/amd64/hardened/admincd-stage1.spec
index 15fb0c16..d346bf83 100644
--- a/releases/specs/amd64/hardened/admincd-stage1.spec
+++ b/releases/specs/amd64/hardened/admincd-stage1.spec
@@ -149,6 +149,7 @@ livecd/packages:
 	sys-apps/nvme-cli
 	sys-apps/pciutils
 	sys-apps/pcmciautils
+	sys-apps/pv
 	sys-apps/sdparm
 	sys-apps/usbutils
 	sys-apps/sed
diff --git a/releases/specs/amd64/installcd-stage1.spec b/releases/specs/amd64/installcd-stage1.spec
index b5beef77..0192958f 100644
--- a/releases/specs/amd64/installcd-stage1.spec
+++ b/releases/specs/amd64/installcd-stage1.spec
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ livecd/packages:
 	sys-apps/nvme-cli
 	sys-apps/pciutils
 	sys-apps/pcmciautils
+	sys-apps/pv
 	sys-apps/sdparm
 	sys-apps/usbutils
 	sys-auth/ssh-import-id
diff --git a/releases/specs/amd64/livegui/livegui-stage1.spec b/releases/specs/amd64/livegui/livegui-stage1.spec
index 69a591fa..a14474c0 100644
--- a/releases/specs/amd64/livegui/livegui-stage1.spec
+++ b/releases/specs/amd64/livegui/livegui-stage1.spec
@@ -204,6 +204,7 @@ livecd/packages:
 	sys-apps/nvme-cli
 	sys-apps/pciutils
 	sys-apps/pcmciautils
+	sys-apps/pv
 	sys-apps/sdparm
 	sys-apps/sed
 	sys-apps/setserial
diff --git a/releases/specs/arm64/installcd-stage1.spec b/releases/specs/arm64/installcd-stage1.spec
index 98e35634..cfc31d12 100644
--- a/releases/specs/arm64/installcd-stage1.spec
+++ b/releases/specs/arm64/installcd-stage1.spec
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ livecd/packages:
 	#sys-apps/netplug # needs keywording
 	sys-apps/nvme-cli
 	sys-apps/pciutils
+	sys-apps/pv
 	#sys-apps/pcmciautils # needs keywording
 	#sys-apps/sdparm # needs keywording
 	sys-apps/usbutils
diff --git a/releases/specs/hppa/installcd-stage1.spec b/releases/specs/hppa/installcd-stage1.spec
index 01831365..e8ce6ee5 100644
--- a/releases/specs/hppa/installcd-stage1.spec
+++ b/releases/specs/hppa/installcd-stage1.spec
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ livecd/packages:
 	sys-apps/hdparm
 	sys-apps/iproute2
 	sys-apps/pciutils
+	sys-apps/pv
 	sys-apps/sdparm
 	sys-apps/usbutils
 	sys-devel/bc
diff --git a/releases/specs/ppc/ppc64le/installcd-stage1.spec b/releases/specs/ppc/ppc64le/installcd-stage1.spec
index a3c0191d..4670944d 100644
--- a/releases/specs/ppc/ppc64le/installcd-stage1.spec
+++ b/releases/specs/ppc/ppc64le/installcd-stage1.spec
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ livecd/packages:
 	sys-apps/opal-utils
 	sys-apps/pciutils
 	sys-apps/ppc64-diag
+	sys-apps/pv
 	sys-apps/sdparm
 	sys-apps/usbutils
 	sys-auth/ssh-import-id
diff --git a/releases/specs/x86/hardened/admincd-stage1-openrc.spec b/releases/specs/x86/hardened/admincd-stage1-openrc.spec
index 5142b11e..4b08a0ac 100644
--- a/releases/specs/x86/hardened/admincd-stage1-openrc.spec
+++ b/releases/specs/x86/hardened/admincd-stage1-openrc.spec
@@ -149,6 +149,7 @@ livecd/packages:
 	sys-apps/netplug
 	sys-apps/pciutils
 	sys-apps/pcmciautils
+	sys-apps/pv
 	sys-apps/sdparm
 	sys-apps/usbutils
 	sys-apps/sed
diff --git a/releases/specs/x86/i486/installcd-stage1-openrc.spec b/releases/specs/x86/i486/installcd-stage1-openrc.spec
index 90c2c13a..bb1950ab 100644
--- a/releases/specs/x86/i486/installcd-stage1-openrc.spec
+++ b/releases/specs/x86/i486/installcd-stage1-openrc.spec
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ livecd/packages:
 	sys-apps/netplug
 	sys-apps/pciutils
 	sys-apps/pcmciautils
+	sys-apps/pv
 	sys-apps/sdparm
 	sys-apps/usbutils
 	sys-auth/ssh-import-id