diff --git a/b2/_internal/_cli/obj_loads.py b/b2/_internal/_cli/obj_loads.py
index a9b771980..de4a71ae1 100644
--- a/b2/_internal/_cli/obj_loads.py
+++ b/b2/_internal/_cli/obj_loads.py
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@
 import argparse
 import io
 import json
+import logging
+import sys
 from typing import TypeVar
 
 from b2sdk.v2 import get_b2sdk_doc_urls
@@ -19,9 +21,16 @@
 try:
     import pydantic
     from pydantic import TypeAdapter, ValidationError
+
+    if sys.version_info < (3, 10):
+        raise ImportError('pydantic integration is not supported on python<3.10')
+        # we could support it partially with help of https://github.com/pydantic/pydantic/issues/7873
+        # but that creates yet another edge case, on old version of Python
 except ImportError:
     pydantic = None
 
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
 
 def convert_error_to_human_readable(validation_exc: ValidationError) -> str:
     buf = io.StringIO()
@@ -41,18 +50,33 @@ def describe_type(type_) -> str:
 
 T = TypeVar('T')
 
+_UNDEF = object()
+
 
 def validated_loads(data: str, expected_type: type[T] | None = None) -> T:
+    val = _UNDEF
     if expected_type is not None and pydantic is not None:
-        ta = TypeAdapter(expected_type)
+        expected_type = pydantic.with_config(pydantic.ConfigDict(extra="allow"))(expected_type)
         try:
-            val = ta.validate_json(data)
-        except ValidationError as e:
-            errors = convert_error_to_human_readable(e)
-            raise argparse.ArgumentTypeError(
-                f'Invalid value inputted, expected {describe_type(expected_type)}, got {data!r}, more detail below:\n{errors}'
-            ) from e
-    else:
+            ta = TypeAdapter(expected_type)
+        except TypeError:
+            # TypeError: unsupported operand type(s) for |: 'type' and 'NoneType'
+            # This is thrown on python<3.10 even with eval_type_backport
+            logger.debug(
+                f'Failed to create TypeAdapter for {expected_type!r} using pydantic, falling back to json.loads',
+                exc_info=True
+            )
+            val = _UNDEF
+        else:
+            try:
+                val = ta.validate_json(data)
+            except ValidationError as e:
+                errors = convert_error_to_human_readable(e)
+                raise argparse.ArgumentTypeError(
+                    f'Invalid value inputted, expected {describe_type(expected_type)}, got {data!r}, more detail below:\n{errors}'
+                ) from e
+
+    if val is _UNDEF:
         try:
             val = json.loads(data)
         except json.JSONDecodeError as e:
diff --git a/b2/_internal/console_tool.py b/b2/_internal/console_tool.py
index c7418f3ee..15c9177fe 100644
--- a/b2/_internal/console_tool.py
+++ b/b2/_internal/console_tool.py
@@ -835,8 +835,9 @@ class LifecycleRulesMixin(Described):
     """
     Use `--lifecycle-rule` to set lifecycle rule for the bucket.
     Multiple rules can be specified by repeating the option.
-
-    `--lifecycle-rules` option is deprecated and cannot be used together with --lifecycle-rule.
+    All bucket lifecycle rules are set at once, so if you want to add a new rule,
+    you need to provide all existing rules.
+    Example: :code:`--lifecycle-rule '{{"daysFromHidingToDeleting": 1, "daysFromUploadingToHiding": null, "fileNamePrefix": "documents/"}}' --lifecycle-rule '{{"daysFromHidingToDeleting": 1, "daysFromUploadingToHiding": 7, "fileNamePrefix": "temporary/"}}'`
     """
 
     @classmethod
diff --git a/changelog.d/+lifecycle_rule_validation.fixed.md b/changelog.d/+lifecycle_rule_validation.fixed.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..052124957
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog.d/+lifecycle_rule_validation.fixed.md
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Fix `--lifecycle-rule` validation on `python<3.10`.
diff --git a/changelog.d/432.doc.md b/changelog.d/432.doc.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..20739bb51
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog.d/432.doc.md
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Add `--lifecycle-rule` example to CLI `--help` and documentation.
diff --git a/test/unit/_cli/test_obj_loads.py b/test/unit/_cli/test_obj_loads.py
index 06bcfcc4e..5f8992da1 100644
--- a/test/unit/_cli/test_obj_loads.py
+++ b/test/unit/_cli/test_obj_loads.py
@@ -7,11 +7,18 @@
 # License https://www.backblaze.com/using_b2_code.html
 #
 ######################################################################
+from __future__ import annotations
+
 import argparse
 
 import pytest
 
-from b2._internal._cli.obj_loads import validated_loads
+try:
+    from typing_extensions import TypedDict
+except ImportError:
+    from typing import TypedDict
+
+from b2._internal._cli.obj_loads import pydantic, validated_loads
 
 
 @pytest.mark.parametrize(
@@ -46,3 +53,25 @@ def test_validated_loads(input_, expected_val):
 def test_validated_loads__invalid_syntax(input_, error_msg):
     with pytest.raises(argparse.ArgumentTypeError, match=error_msg):
         validated_loads(input_)
+
+
+@pytest.fixture
+def typed_dict_cls():
+    class MyTypedDict(TypedDict):
+        a: int | None
+        b: str
+
+    return MyTypedDict
+
+
+def test_validated_loads__typed_dict(typed_dict_cls):
+    input_ = '{"a": 1, "b": "2", "extra": null}'
+    expected_val = {"a": 1, "b": "2", "extra": None}
+    assert validated_loads(input_, typed_dict_cls) == expected_val
+
+
+@pytest.mark.skipif(pydantic is None, reason="pydantic is not enabled")
+def test_validated_loads__typed_dict_types_validation(typed_dict_cls):
+    input_ = '{"a": "abc", "b": 2}'
+    with pytest.raises(argparse.ArgumentTypeError):
+        validated_loads(input_, typed_dict_cls)