diff --git a/.github/workflows/check.yml b/.github/workflows/check.yml
index 238f06cdc03..5fabfb14f8e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/check.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/check.yml
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
     timeout-minutes: 10
     env:
-      CACHE_VERSION: 1 # bump this to run all clients on the CI.
+      CACHE_VERSION: 1.01 # bump this to run all clients on the CI.
     steps:
       - name: debugging - dump GitHub context
         env:
diff --git a/specs/recommend/common/schemas/RecommendationsResponse.yml b/specs/recommend/common/schemas/RecommendationsResponse.yml
index 45192429379..64a0b106877 100644
--- a/specs/recommend/common/schemas/RecommendationsResponse.yml
+++ b/specs/recommend/common/schemas/RecommendationsResponse.yml
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ recommendHit:
   additionalProperties: true
   required:
     - objectID
-    - _score
   properties:
     objectID:
       $ref: '../../../common/parameters.yml#/objectID'
@@ -48,7 +47,6 @@ trendingFacetHit:
   type: object
   description: Trending facet hit.
   required:
-    - _score
     - facetName
     - facetValue
   properties: