From d6e7e3cd21ef49fb258a14e93e862b1becc7ec73 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Sean Derrow <sean.derrow@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 13 Sep 2025 07:11:49 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] Fix schema property type description in SchemaType

---
 types/schematypes.d.ts | 4 ++--
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/types/schematypes.d.ts b/types/schematypes.d.ts
index 13126571447..edbe44c52a1 100644
--- a/types/schematypes.d.ts
+++ b/types/schematypes.d.ts
@@ -322,8 +322,8 @@ declare module 'mongoose' {
      */
     required(required: boolean, message?: string): this;
 
-    /** The schema this SchemaType instance is part of */
-    schema: Schema<any>;
+    /** If the SchemaType is a subdocument or document array, this is the schema of that subdocument */
+    schema?: Schema<any>;
 
     /** Sets default select() behavior for this path. */
     select(val: boolean): this;