diff --git a/langfuse/api/resources/commons/types/categorical_score.py b/langfuse/api/resources/commons/types/categorical_score.py
index 847caf47b..363ed03ff 100644
--- a/langfuse/api/resources/commons/types/categorical_score.py
+++ b/langfuse/api/resources/commons/types/categorical_score.py
@@ -9,9 +9,9 @@
 
 
 class CategoricalScore(BaseScore):
-    value: typing.Optional[float] = pydantic_v1.Field(default=None)
+    value: float = pydantic_v1.Field()
     """
-    Only defined if a config is linked. Represents the numeric category mapping of the stringValue
+    Represents the numeric category mapping of the stringValue. If no config is linked, defaults to 0.
     """
 
     string_value: str = pydantic_v1.Field(alias="stringValue")
diff --git a/langfuse/api/resources/commons/types/categorical_score_v_1.py b/langfuse/api/resources/commons/types/categorical_score_v_1.py
index 2cc84fc25..2aa42d586 100644
--- a/langfuse/api/resources/commons/types/categorical_score_v_1.py
+++ b/langfuse/api/resources/commons/types/categorical_score_v_1.py
@@ -9,9 +9,9 @@
 
 
 class CategoricalScoreV1(BaseScoreV1):
-    value: typing.Optional[float] = pydantic_v1.Field(default=None)
+    value: float = pydantic_v1.Field()
     """
-    Only defined if a config is linked. Represents the numeric category mapping of the stringValue
+    Represents the numeric category mapping of the stringValue. If no config is linked, defaults to 0.
     """
 
     string_value: str = pydantic_v1.Field(alias="stringValue")
diff --git a/langfuse/api/resources/commons/types/score.py b/langfuse/api/resources/commons/types/score.py
index 789854afc..f0b866067 100644
--- a/langfuse/api/resources/commons/types/score.py
+++ b/langfuse/api/resources/commons/types/score.py
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ class Config:
 
 
 class Score_Categorical(pydantic_v1.BaseModel):
-    value: typing.Optional[float] = None
+    value: float
     string_value: str = pydantic_v1.Field(alias="stringValue")
     id: str
     trace_id: typing.Optional[str] = pydantic_v1.Field(alias="traceId", default=None)
diff --git a/langfuse/api/resources/commons/types/score_v_1.py b/langfuse/api/resources/commons/types/score_v_1.py
index 788f6f39c..191e0d96f 100644
--- a/langfuse/api/resources/commons/types/score_v_1.py
+++ b/langfuse/api/resources/commons/types/score_v_1.py
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ class Config:
 
 
 class ScoreV1_Categorical(pydantic_v1.BaseModel):
-    value: typing.Optional[float] = None
+    value: float
     string_value: str = pydantic_v1.Field(alias="stringValue")
     id: str
     trace_id: str = pydantic_v1.Field(alias="traceId")
diff --git a/langfuse/api/resources/score_v_2/types/get_scores_response_data.py b/langfuse/api/resources/score_v_2/types/get_scores_response_data.py
index 63f41f4c4..e09f31cb9 100644
--- a/langfuse/api/resources/score_v_2/types/get_scores_response_data.py
+++ b/langfuse/api/resources/score_v_2/types/get_scores_response_data.py
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ class Config:
 
 class GetScoresResponseData_Categorical(pydantic_v1.BaseModel):
     trace: typing.Optional[GetScoresResponseTraceData] = None
-    value: typing.Optional[float] = None
+    value: float
     string_value: str = pydantic_v1.Field(alias="stringValue")
     id: str
     trace_id: typing.Optional[str] = pydantic_v1.Field(alias="traceId", default=None)