diff --git a/Libraries/simplepie-simplepie.phar b/Libraries/simplepie-simplepie.phar
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d9b364e
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diff --git a/composer.json b/composer.json
index 11a804d..078cc30 100644
--- a/composer.json
+++ b/composer.json
@@ -47,5 +47,16 @@
       "typo3/class-alias-loader": true,
       "typo3/cms-composer-installers": true
     }
+  },
+  "scripts": {
+    "create-libs": [
+      "mkdir -p Libraries",
+      "@composer global require clue/phar-composer",
+      "[ -f Libraries/simplepie-simplepie.phar ] || $HOME/.composer/vendor/bin/phar-composer build 'simplepie/simplepie=^1.8' Libraries/simplepie-simplepie.phar",
+      "chmod -x Libraries/*"
+    ],
+    "build-extension": [
+      "@create-libs"
+    ]
   }
 }
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diff --git a/ext_localconf.php b/ext_localconf.php
index 2a3b40a..3f35392 100644
--- a/ext_localconf.php
+++ b/ext_localconf.php
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 
 declare(strict_types=1);
 
+use TYPO3\CMS\Core\Core\Environment;
 use TYPO3\CMS\Core\Information\Typo3Version;
 use TYPO3\CMS\Core\Utility\ExtensionManagementUtility;
 use TYPO3\CMS\Core\Utility\GeneralUtility;
@@ -51,4 +52,11 @@
      * Cache Registration
      */
     $GLOBALS['TYPO3_CONF_VARS']['SYS']['caching']['cacheConfigurations']['feeddisplay'] ??= [];
+
+    /*
+     * Load SimplePie library from phar file if not in composer mode
+     */
+    if (!class_exists(\SimplePie\SimplePie::class) && !Environment::isComposerMode()) {
+        require_once 'phar://' . ExtensionManagementUtility::extPath('feed_display') . 'Libraries/simplepie-simplepie.phar/vendor/autoload.php';
+    }
 })();
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