diff --git a/graphiti_core/prompts/extract_edges.py b/graphiti_core/prompts/extract_edges.py
index dc73cbf5..9ae3f6f9 100644
--- a/graphiti_core/prompts/extract_edges.py
+++ b/graphiti_core/prompts/extract_edges.py
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ You may use information from the PREVIOUS MESSAGES only to disambiguate referenc
 2. Each fact must involve two **distinct** entities.
 3. Use a SCREAMING_SNAKE_CASE string as the `relation_type` (e.g., FOUNDED, WORKS_AT).
 4. Do not emit duplicate or semantically redundant facts.
-5. The `fact_text` should quote or closely paraphrase the original source sentence(s).
+5. The `fact_text` should closely paraphrase the original source sentence(s). Do not verbatim quote the original text.
 6. Use `REFERENCE_TIME` to resolve vague or relative temporal expressions (e.g., "last week").
 7. Do **not** hallucinate or infer temporal bounds from unrelated events.
 
diff --git a/graphiti_core/utils/maintenance/edge_operations.py b/graphiti_core/utils/maintenance/edge_operations.py
index a5578f8f..60a35357 100644
--- a/graphiti_core/utils/maintenance/edge_operations.py
+++ b/graphiti_core/utils/maintenance/edge_operations.py
@@ -480,9 +480,7 @@ async def resolve_extracted_edge(
     start = time()
 
     # Prepare context for LLM
-    related_edges_context = [
-        {'id': i, 'fact': edge.fact} for i, edge in enumerate(related_edges)
-    ]
+    related_edges_context = [{'id': i, 'fact': edge.fact} for i, edge in enumerate(related_edges)]
 
     invalidation_edge_candidates_context = [
         {'id': i, 'fact': existing_edge.fact} for i, existing_edge in enumerate(existing_edges)
diff --git a/uv.lock b/uv.lock
index 379a1ffc..a67aa561 100644
--- a/uv.lock
+++ b/uv.lock
@@ -783,7 +783,7 @@ wheels = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "graphiti-core"
-version = "0.21.0rc7"
+version = "0.21.0rc8"
 source = { editable = "." }
 dependencies = [
     { name = "diskcache" },