8.23.1 / 2026-04-23

• fix(model): support sort option in Model.bulkWrite() updateOne and replaceOne operations #16091 #16079
• fix(setDefaultsOnInsert): check child filter paths before applying defaults (backport #16031 to 8.x) #16219 marklai1998
• fix(schema): always pass raw string value to error validators, only trim to 30 chars for maxlength validator #16238 #16236 #15550 #15571