diff --git a/src/unstract/sdk/__init__.py b/src/unstract/sdk/__init__.py
index f7c898e6..3f9c0f15 100644
--- a/src/unstract/sdk/__init__.py
+++ b/src/unstract/sdk/__init__.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-__version__ = "v0.77.0"
+__version__ = "v0.77.1"
 
 
 def get_sdk_version() -> str:
diff --git a/src/unstract/sdk/adapters/llm/vertex_ai/src/static/json_schema.json b/src/unstract/sdk/adapters/llm/vertex_ai/src/static/json_schema.json
index b79f4179..efa67a5d 100644
--- a/src/unstract/sdk/adapters/llm/vertex_ai/src/static/json_schema.json
+++ b/src/unstract/sdk/adapters/llm/vertex_ai/src/static/json_schema.json
@@ -53,7 +53,6 @@
       "title": "Safety Settings",
       "description": "Vertex AI's configurable safety filters",
       "properties": {
-        "type": "string",
         "dangerous_content": {
           "type": "string",
           "title": "Dangerous Content",
diff --git a/src/unstract/sdk/file_storage/helper.py b/src/unstract/sdk/file_storage/helper.py
index afb4aa3b..fd085c55 100644
--- a/src/unstract/sdk/file_storage/helper.py
+++ b/src/unstract/sdk/file_storage/helper.py
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ def file_storage_init(
             )
             raise FileStorageError(str(e)) from e
         except Exception as e:
-            logger.error(f"Error in initialising {provider.value} " f"file system {e}")
+            logger.error(f"Error in initialising {provider.value} file system {e}")
             raise FileStorageError(str(e)) from e
         return fs
 
@@ -62,8 +62,7 @@ def local_file_system_init() -> AbstractFileSystem:
             return fs
         except Exception as e:
             logger.error(
-                f"Error in initialising {FileStorageProvider.GCS.value}"
-                f" file system {e}"
+                f"Error in initialising {FileStorageProvider.GCS.value} file system {e}"
             )
             raise FileStorageError(str(e)) from e
 
diff --git a/src/unstract/sdk/file_storage/impl.py b/src/unstract/sdk/file_storage/impl.py
index 64cdfd0b..b8b3fc80 100644
--- a/src/unstract/sdk/file_storage/impl.py
+++ b/src/unstract/sdk/file_storage/impl.py
@@ -120,7 +120,6 @@ def mkdir(self, path: str, create_parents: bool = True):
         except Exception as e:
             raise FileOperationError(str(e)) from e
 
-    @skip_local_cache
     def exists(self, path: str) -> bool:
         """Checks if a file/directory path exists.