8.8.1 / 2024-11-08

• perf: make a few micro-optimizations to help speed up findOne() #15022 #14906
• fix: apply embedded discriminators to subdoc schemas before compiling top level model so middleware applies correctly #15001 #14961
• fix(query): add overwriteImmutable option to allow updating immutable properties without disabling strict mode #15000 #8619