Bump mongoose from 9.9.3 to 9.9.4

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Bumps mongoose from 9.9.3 to 9.9.4.

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9.9.4 / 2026-08-25

• fix(query): set strictQuery and strict on _mongooseOptions consistently #16451 #16447
• fix(hydration): use the doc model for looking up a ref #16453 rawmind
• fix(schema): drop the map values subpath when removing a map path #16457 rawmind
• fix(schema): remove a map that lives under a nested path #16461 #16457 luantaraschi
• fix(schema): do not repeat null in a toJSONSchema enum that already lists null #16456 luantaraschi
• fix(schema): clone a document array element with its own constructor signature #16463 #16462 luantaraschi
• fix(schema): keep the map value schematype a single object when cloning #16473 luantaraschi
• fix(schema): clarify duplicate index warning to note index is not created #16476 vjymisal0
• perf(model): index bulkSave write errors by document id #16474 yoominho91
• docs: add Atlas Vector Search and Atlas Search documentation #16395
• docs: fix dead MongoDB driver Collection link #16458 rajanpanth

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9.9.4 / 2026-08-25

• fix(query): set strictQuery and strict on _mongooseOptions consistently #16451 #16447
• fix(hydration): use the doc model for looking up a ref #16453 rawmind
• fix(schema): drop the map values subpath when removing a map path #16457 rawmind
• fix(schema): remove a map that lives under a nested path #16461 #16457 luantaraschi
• fix(schema): do not repeat null in a toJSONSchema enum that already lists null #16456 luantaraschi
• fix(schema): clone a document array element with its own constructor signature #16463 #16462 luantaraschi
• fix(schema): keep the map value schematype a single object when cloning #16473 luantaraschi
• fix(schema): clarify duplicate index warning to note index is not created #16476 vjymisal0
• perf(model): index bulkSave write errors by document id #16474 yoominho91
• docs: add Atlas Vector Search and Atlas Search documentation #16395
• docs: fix dead MongoDB driver Collection link #16458 rajanpanth

8.24.4 / 2026-08-21

• fix(discriminator): prevent indexes and callQueue duplication with shared nested schemas #16467 #16466 #15966 (8.x backport) AbinMadathil-Celigo

Commits

• a4b8a60 chore: release 9.9.4
• 9ffac59 Merge pull request #16474 from yoominho91/perf/bulksave-error-index
• e57f554 Merge pull request #16478 from vjymisal0/fix/duplicate-index-warning-message
• aa68225 docs: fix markdown lint
• e3b2db6 Merge pull request #16395 from RaschidJFR/docs/mongodb-sync-20260708-151113
• e76ea0a Clarify embedded_movies collection usage
• 72c9d59 Improve search example
• 5e57227 perf(model): only index bulkSave errors for large batches
• ec2d92d docs(schema): clarify duplicate index warning to note index is not created (g...
• 5e98644 Merge pull request #16473 from luantaraschi/fix/clone-map-value-schematype
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