diff --git a/litellm/utils.py b/litellm/utils.py
index f377954a42..045b8931d1 100644
--- a/litellm/utils.py
+++ b/litellm/utils.py
@@ -1327,7 +1327,7 @@ def load_test_model(
 
 def validate_environment(model: Optional[str]=None) -> dict:
     keys_in_environment = False
-    missing_keys = []
+    missing_keys: List[str] = []
 
     if model is None:
         return {"keys_in_environment": keys_in_environment, "missing_keys": missing_keys} 
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index aac731c19c..4ce8e6d2c6 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [tool.poetry]
 name = "litellm"
-version = "0.1.773"
+version = "0.1.774"
 description = "Library to easily interface with LLM API providers"
 authors = ["BerriAI"]
 license = "MIT License"