diff --git a/VERSION.txt b/VERSION.txt
index 53a75d6..b003284 100644
--- a/VERSION.txt
+++ b/VERSION.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-0.2.6
+0.2.7
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index dbc1a3e..fc1736d 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -20,7 +20,9 @@ package_dir =
 packages = find:
 python_requires = >=3.7
 install_requires =
-    vitessce>=3.2.8
+    # Currently pinned due to the added `spatialdata` dependency 
+    # having a lot of uncapped dependencies that are causing conflicts with search-api downstream.
+    vitessce==3.4.0
     hubmap-commons>=2.0.15
     requests>=2.27.1
     nbformat==5.1.3
diff --git a/src/portal_visualization/builders/scatterplot_builders.py b/src/portal_visualization/builders/scatterplot_builders.py
index fd2e23a..8a21d96 100644
--- a/src/portal_visualization/builders/scatterplot_builders.py
+++ b/src/portal_visualization/builders/scatterplot_builders.py
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ def get_conf_cells(self, **kwargs):
         dataset = vc.add_dataset(name="Visualization Files")
         # The sublcass initializes _files in its __init__ method
         for file in self._files:
-            print(f"Adding file: {file}")
             dataset = dataset.add_file(**(self._replace_url_in_file(file)))
         vc = self._setup_scatterplot_view_config(vc, dataset)
         return get_conf_cells(vc)
diff --git a/src/portal_visualization/builders/sprm_builders.py b/src/portal_visualization/builders/sprm_builders.py
index e7df177..06c3d59 100644
--- a/src/portal_visualization/builders/sprm_builders.py
+++ b/src/portal_visualization/builders/sprm_builders.py
@@ -292,7 +292,6 @@ def get_conf_cells(self, marker=None):
         found_ids = self._find_ids()
         confs = []
         for id in sorted(found_ids):
-            print(f'Adding SPRM view config for id {id}')
             builder = SPRMAnnDataViewConfBuilder(
                 entity=self._entity,
                 groups_token=self._groups_token,
@@ -304,7 +303,6 @@ def get_conf_cells(self, marker=None):
                 mask_name=f"{id}_{self._mask_id}"
             )
             conf = builder.get_conf_cells(marker=marker).conf
-            print(f'Got SPRM view config for id {id}, conf: {conf}')
             if conf == {}:
                 raise MultiImageSPRMAnndataViewConfigError(  # pragma: no cover
                     f"Cytokit SPRM assay with uuid {self._uuid} has empty view\
@@ -325,7 +323,6 @@ class StitchedCytokitSPRMViewConfBuilder(MultiImageSPRMAnndataViewConfBuilder):
     # Need to override base class settings due to different directory structure
     def __init__(self, entity, groups_token, assets_endpoint, **kwargs):
         super().__init__(entity, groups_token, assets_endpoint, **kwargs)
-        print('Using StitchedCytokitSPRMViewConfBuilder')
         self._image_pyramid_subdir = STITCHED_IMAGE_DIR
         # The ids don't match exactly with the replacement because all image files have
         # stitched_expressions appended while the subdirectory only has /stitched/