diff --git a/runtime/src/com4j/Variant.java b/runtime/src/com4j/Variant.java
index <HASH>..<HASH> 100644
--- a/runtime/src/com4j/Variant.java
+++ b/runtime/src/com4j/Variant.java
@@ -763,6 +763,7 @@ public final class Variant extends Number {
      * Represents the special variant instance used for
      * missing parameters.
      */
+    public static final Variant MISSING = new Variant();
 
     /**
      * Generates a new Variant object, representing the VARIANT MISSING
Is this removal by accident? This is an incompatible change

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