8.16.4 / 2025-07-16

• fix(connection): avoid calling connection.close() internally with force: Object #15534 #15531
• types(schema): handle required: string in schema definitions #15538 #15536
• types(document): allow calling $isDefault() with no args #15528 #15522
• types: infer Typescript string enums #15530 ruiaraujo
• types: pass TModelType down to schema statics #15537