diff --git a/docs/changelog.rst b/docs/changelog.rst
index 92937c9c..e1cc6fa0 100644
--- a/docs/changelog.rst
+++ b/docs/changelog.rst
@@ -5,6 +5,16 @@
 Changelog
 =========
 
+.. _vp4p0p0:
+
+v4.0.0
+-------
+
+Breaking Changes
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+- If :attr:`fortnite_api.VariantBean.gender` isn't present, it's now ``None``, instead of ``CustomGender.UNKNOWN``.
+- ``CustomGender.UNKNOWN`` has been removed, hence it's not used anymore.
+
 .. _vp3p4p0:
 
 v3.4.0
@@ -44,7 +54,7 @@ v3.2.1
 
 Bug Fixes
 ~~~~~~~~~
-- Fixed an issue due a change from Epic that causes :class:`fortnite_api.VariantBean` to not have a :class:`fortnite_api.CustomGender`. It now uses :attr:`fortnite_api.CustomGender.UNKNOWN` in such case instead of raising an exception.
+- Fixed an issue due a change from Epic that causes :class:`fortnite_api.VariantBean` to not have a :class:`fortnite_api.CustomGender`. It now uses ``CustomGender.UNKNOWN`` in such case instead of raising an exception.
 - Fixed typo within fallback system for :class:`fortnite_api.TileSize` as ``raise`` keyword was used instead of ``return``.
 - Fixed an issue that caused a :class:`KeyError` to be raised when using :meth:`fortnite_api.Client.search_br_cosmetics` or :meth:`fortnite_api.SyncClient.search_br_cosmetics` without ``multiple`` parameter.
 
diff --git a/fortnite_api/cosmetics/variants/bean.py b/fortnite_api/cosmetics/variants/bean.py
index 8fe6ab16..bb6ee4bb 100644
--- a/fortnite_api/cosmetics/variants/bean.py
+++ b/fortnite_api/cosmetics/variants/bean.py
@@ -55,8 +55,8 @@ class VariantBean(Cosmetic[dict[str, Any], HTTPClientT]):
         The ID of the cosmetic that this bean represents, if any.
     name: :class:`str`
         The name of this bean.
-    gender: :class:`fortnite_api.CustomGender`
-        Denotes the gender of this bean.
+    gender: Optional[:class:`fortnite_api.CustomGender`]
+        Denotes the gender of this bean. Can be ``None`` if no gender is assigned.
     gameplay_tags: List[:class:`str`]
         The gameplay tags associated with this bean.
 
@@ -76,7 +76,9 @@ def __init__(self, *, data: dict[str, Any], http: HTTPClientT) -> None:
 
         self.cosmetic_id: str | None = data.get('cosmetic_id')
         self.name: str = data['name']
-        self.gender: CustomGender = try_enum(CustomGender, data['gender'] if 'gender' in data else 'Unknown')
+
+        _gender = data.get("gender")
+        self.gender: CustomGender | None = _gender and try_enum(CustomGender, _gender)
         self.gameplay_tags: list[str] = get_with_fallback(data, 'gameplay_tags', list)
 
         _images = data.get('images')
diff --git a/fortnite_api/enums.py b/fortnite_api/enums.py
index b065232a..921f0202 100644
--- a/fortnite_api/enums.py
+++ b/fortnite_api/enums.py
@@ -557,13 +557,10 @@ class CustomGender(Enum):
         A female character.
     MALE
         A male character.
-    UNKNOWN
-        The character's gender is unknown.
     """
 
     FEMALE = 'EFortCustomGender::Female'
     MALE = 'EFortCustomGender::Male'
-    UNKNOWN = 'Unknown'
 
 
 class ProductTag(Enum):
diff --git a/tests/cosmetics/cosmetic_utils.py b/tests/cosmetics/cosmetic_utils.py
index f100e8e5..5f926762 100644
--- a/tests/cosmetics/cosmetic_utils.py
+++ b/tests/cosmetics/cosmetic_utils.py
@@ -177,7 +177,10 @@ def validate_variant_lego(variant: fortnite_api.VariantLego[Any]):
 def validate_variant_bean(variant: fortnite_api.VariantBean[Any]):
     assert isinstance(variant, fortnite_api.VariantBean)
     assert variant.name
-    assert isinstance(variant.gender, fortnite_api.CustomGender)
+
+    gender = variant.gender
+    if gender:
+        assert isinstance(gender, fortnite_api.CustomGender)
 
     images = variant.images
     if images: