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 The official documentation website is [mongoosejs.com](http://mongoosejs.com/).
 
-Mongoose 7.0.0 was released on February 27, 2023. You can find more details on [backwards breaking changes in 7.0.0 on our docs site](https://mongoosejs.com/docs/migrating_to_7.html).
+Mongoose 8.0.0 was released on October 31, 2023. You can find more details on [backwards breaking changes in 8.0.0 on our docs site](https://mongoosejs.com/docs/migrating_to_8.html).
 
 ## Support