# MongoDB: what changed from 7 to 8

- Product: MongoDB (https://whatsnew.fyi/product/mongodb)
- Vendor: MongoDB Inc.
- Range: changelog entries numbered after 7.0.40 up to and including 8.3.8, stable releases only
- Entries below: 5 releases (newest first)
- Resolved: 7 is 7.0.40 and 8 is 8.3.8, the newest stable release of each major we track
- Carrying security changes: 0 · CVEs mentioned: 0 · Mentioning breaking changes: 0 · Removing or deprecating something: 0
- Page: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/mongodb/compare/7...8

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## What changed (0 changes, grouped by kind)

_No categorized changes yet; the release notes below are all there is._

_5 releases carry no categorized changes yet: 8.3.8, 8.0.29, 8.0.28, 8.2.12, 8.3.7._

## Release notes

### 8.3.8 — r8.3.8

- Date: 2026-08-11
- Version: 8.3.8
- Original notes: https://github.com/mongodb/mongo/releases/tag/r8.3.8
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/mongodb/releases/8.3.8

### 8.0.29 — r8.0.29

- Date: 2026-08-11
- Version: 8.0.29
- Original notes: https://github.com/mongodb/mongo/releases/tag/r8.0.29
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/mongodb/releases/8.0.29

### 8.0.28 — r8.0.28

- Date: 2026-07-28
- Version: 8.0.28
- Original notes: https://github.com/mongodb/mongo/releases/tag/r8.0.28
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/mongodb/releases/8.0.28

### 8.2.12 — r8.2.12: SERVER-128347 Validate BSON produced by JS engine (#56569)

- Date: 2026-07-28
- Version: 8.2.12
- Original notes: https://github.com/mongodb/mongo/releases/tag/r8.2.12
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/mongodb/releases/8.2.12

### 8.3.7 — r8.3.7

- Date: 2026-07-24
- Version: 8.3.7
- Original notes: https://github.com/mongodb/mongo/releases/tag/r8.3.7
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/mongodb/releases/8.3.7