8.24.8 / 2026-11-02

• fix(schema): remove map paths cleanly, including maps under nested paths (backport to 8.x) #16625 #16461 #16457 mrityunjay-pandey
• fix(schema): keep the map value schematype a single object when cloning (backport to 8.x) #16624 #16473 mrityunjay-pandey
• fix(map): support ObjectId keys in MongooseMap#has() (backport to 8.x #16634 mrityunjay-pandey
• fix(hydration): use the doc model for looking up a ref (backport to 8.x) #16623 #16453 mrityunjay-pandey
• fix(document): replace {MODEL} in custom cast error messages from document validation (backport to 8.x) #16622 #16480 mrityunjay-pandey
• fix(schema): run setters declared on the union path itself (backport to 8.x) #16621 #16528 mrityunjay-pandey