8.19.2 / 2025-10-20

• perf(setDefaultsOnInsert): avoid computing all modified paths when running setDefaultsOnInsert and update validators, only calculate if there are defaults to set #15691 #15672
• fix: correct handling of relative vs absolute paths with maps and subdocuments #15682 #15678 #15350
• ci: add publish script with provenance #15684 #15680