9.10.2 / 2026-09-22

• fix(schema): drop subpaths and singleNestedPaths when a path is removed #16521 #16520 luantaraschi
• fix(schema): register path-level setters on Map paths #16518 giaBaoJS
• fix(model): replace {MODEL} in castObject() cast error messages #16502 #16480 dylanpulver
• fix: preserve circular arrays when cloning with a seen map #16514 Shubham-Padkonde
• docs(async-await): fix broken link to Mongoose API docs #16517 joshuablac