chore: release 6.8.4

Author: vkarpov15

CHANGELOG.md

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+6.8.4 / 2023-01-17
+==================
+ * fix(collection): handle creating model when connection disconnected with bufferCommands = false #12889
+ * fix(populate): merge instead of overwrite when match is on _id #12891
+ * fix: add guard to stop loadClass copying Document if Document is used as base of loaded class (same hack as implemented for Model already) #12820 [sgpinkus](https://github.com/sgpinkus)
+ * fix(types): correctly infer types on document arrays #12884 #12882 [JavaScriptBach](https://github.com/JavaScriptBach)
+ * fix(types): added omit for ArraySubdocument type in LeanType declaration #12903 [piyushk96](https://github.com/piyushk96)
+ * fix(types): add returnDocument type safety #12906 [AbdelrahmanHafez](https://github.com/AbdelrahmanHafez)
+ * docs(typescript): add notes about virtual context to Mongoose 6 migration and TypeScript virtuals docs #12912 #12806
+ * docs(schematypes): removed dead link and fixed formatting #12897 #12885 [lpizzinidev](https://github.com/lpizzinidev)
+ * docs: fix link to lean api #12910 [manniL](https://github.com/manniL)
+ * docs: list all possible strings for schema.pre in one place #12868 
+ * docs: add list of known incompatible npm packages #12892 [IslandRhythms](https://github.com/IslandRhythms)
+
 6.8.3 / 2023-01-06
 ==================
  * perf: improve performance of assignRawDocsToIdStructure for faster populate on large docs #12867 [Uzlopak](https://github.com/Uzlopak)

package.json

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 {
   "name": "mongoose",
   "description": "Mongoose MongoDB ODM",
-  "version": "6.8.3",
+  "version": "6.8.4",
   "author": "Guillermo Rauch <guillermo@learnboost.com>",
   "keywords": [
     "mongodb",