diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 19c9cc27aa..39be888974 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
   "license": "MIT",
   "dependencies": {
     "bson": "^6.2.0",
-    "kareem": "2.5.1",
+    "kareem": "2.6.0",
     "mongodb": "6.3.0",
     "mpath": "0.9.0",
     "mquery": "5.0.0",
diff --git a/scripts/tsc-diagnostics-check.js b/scripts/tsc-diagnostics-check.js
index b00bcbb243..2f74bf39b9 100644
--- a/scripts/tsc-diagnostics-check.js
+++ b/scripts/tsc-diagnostics-check.js
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 const fs = require('fs');
 
 const stdin = fs.readFileSync(0).toString('utf8');
-const maxInstantiations = isNaN(process.argv[2]) ? 120000 : parseInt(process.argv[2], 10);
+const maxInstantiations = isNaN(process.argv[2]) ? 125000 : parseInt(process.argv[2], 10);
 
 console.log(stdin);
 
diff --git a/test/types/base.test.ts b/test/types/base.test.ts
index 1dfaaa2ef7..fba2acf37b 100644
--- a/test/types/base.test.ts
+++ b/test/types/base.test.ts
@@ -8,6 +8,15 @@ Object.values(mongoose.models).forEach(model => {
 
 mongoose.pluralize(null);
 
+mongoose.overwriteMiddlewareResult('foo');
+const schema = new mongoose.Schema({ name: String });
+schema.pre('save', function() {
+  return mongoose.skipMiddlewareFunction('foobar');
+});
+schema.post('save', function() {
+  return mongoose.overwriteMiddlewareResult('foobar');
+});
+
 function gh10746() {
   type A = string extends Function ? never : string;
 
diff --git a/test/types/middleware.test.ts b/test/types/middleware.test.ts
index 31e210eb26..e127c3b683 100644
--- a/test/types/middleware.test.ts
+++ b/test/types/middleware.test.ts
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ schema.pre<Model<ITest>>('insertMany', function() {
   return Promise.resolve();
 });
 
-schema.pre<Model<ITest>>('insertMany', { document: false, query: false }, function() {
+schema.pre<Model<ITest>>('insertMany', function() {
   console.log(this.name);
 });
 
diff --git a/types/index.d.ts b/types/index.d.ts
index 6a5a926c65..92a05249e1 100644
--- a/types/index.d.ts
+++ b/types/index.d.ts
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 declare class NativeDate extends global.Date { }
 
 declare module 'mongoose' {
+  import Kareem = require('kareem');
   import events = require('events');
   import mongodb = require('mongodb');
   import mongoose = require('mongoose');
@@ -390,7 +391,6 @@ declare module 'mongoose' {
     ): this;
     // this = Document
     pre<T = THydratedDocumentType>(method: 'save', fn: PreSaveMiddlewareFunction<T>): this;
-    pre<T = THydratedDocumentType>(method: 'save', options: SchemaPreOptions, fn: PreSaveMiddlewareFunction<T>): this;
     pre<T = THydratedDocumentType>(method: MongooseDistinctDocumentMiddleware|MongooseDistinctDocumentMiddleware[], fn: PreMiddlewareFunction<T>): this;
     pre<T = THydratedDocumentType>(method: MongooseDistinctDocumentMiddleware|MongooseDistinctDocumentMiddleware[], options: SchemaPreOptions, fn: PreMiddlewareFunction<T>): this;
     pre<T = THydratedDocumentType>(
@@ -408,7 +408,6 @@ declare module 'mongoose' {
     pre<T = THydratedDocumentType|Query<any, any>>(method: MongooseQueryOrDocumentMiddleware | MongooseQueryOrDocumentMiddleware[] | RegExp, fn: PreMiddlewareFunction<T>): this;
     // method aggregate
     pre<T extends Aggregate<any>>(method: 'aggregate' | RegExp, fn: PreMiddlewareFunction<T>): this;
-    pre<T extends Aggregate<any>>(method: 'aggregate' | RegExp, options: SchemaPreOptions, fn: PreMiddlewareFunction<T>): this;
     /* method insertMany */
     pre<T = TModelType>(
       method: 'insertMany' | RegExp,
@@ -419,16 +418,6 @@ declare module 'mongoose' {
         options?: InsertManyOptions & { lean?: boolean }
       ) => void | Promise<void>
     ): this;
-    pre<T = TModelType>(
-      method: 'insertMany' | RegExp,
-      options: SchemaPreOptions,
-      fn: (
-        this: T,
-        next: (err?: CallbackError) => void,
-        docs: any | Array<any>,
-        options?: InsertManyOptions & { lean?: boolean }
-      ) => void | Promise<void>
-    ): this;
     /* method bulkWrite */
     pre<T = TModelType>(
       method: 'bulkWrite' | RegExp,
@@ -439,16 +428,6 @@ declare module 'mongoose' {
         options?: mongodb.BulkWriteOptions & MongooseBulkWriteOptions
       ) => void | Promise<void>
     ): this;
-    pre<T = TModelType>(
-      method: 'bulkWrite' | RegExp,
-      options: SchemaPreOptions,
-      fn: (
-        this: T,
-        next: (err?: CallbackError) => void,
-        ops: Array<mongodb.AnyBulkWriteOperation<any> & MongooseBulkWritePerWriteOptions>,
-        options?: mongodb.BulkWriteOptions & MongooseBulkWriteOptions
-      ) => void | Promise<void>
-    ): this;
     /* method createCollection */
     pre<T = TModelType>(
       method: 'createCollection' | RegExp,
@@ -458,15 +437,6 @@ declare module 'mongoose' {
         options?: mongodb.CreateCollectionOptions & Pick<SchemaOptions, 'expires'>
       ) => void | Promise<void>
     ): this;
-    pre<T = TModelType>(
-      method: 'createCollection' | RegExp,
-      options: SchemaPreOptions,
-      fn: (
-        this: T,
-        next: (err?: CallbackError) => void,
-        options?: mongodb.CreateCollectionOptions & Pick<SchemaOptions, 'expires'>
-      ) => void | Promise<void>
-    ): this;
 
     /** Object of currently defined query helpers on this schema. */
     query: TQueryHelpers;
@@ -715,5 +685,9 @@ declare module 'mongoose' {
   /* for ts-mongoose */
   export class mquery { }
 
+  export function overwriteMiddlewareResult(val: any): Kareem.OverwriteMiddlewareResult;
+
+  export function skipMiddlewareFunction(val: any): Kareem.SkipWrappedFunction;
+
   export default mongoose;
 }
diff --git a/types/middlewares.d.ts b/types/middlewares.d.ts
index 9302b9b7d4..8d380ed69d 100644
--- a/types/middlewares.d.ts
+++ b/types/middlewares.d.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 declare module 'mongoose' {
+  import Kareem = require('kareem');
 
   type MongooseQueryAndDocumentMiddleware = 'updateOne' | 'deleteOne';
 
@@ -37,13 +38,13 @@ declare module 'mongoose' {
     this: ThisType,
     next: CallbackWithoutResultAndOptionalError,
     opts?: Record<string, any>
-  ) => void | Promise<void>;
+  ) => void | Promise<void> | Kareem.SkipWrappedFunction;
   type PreSaveMiddlewareFunction<ThisType = any> = (
     this: ThisType,
     next: CallbackWithoutResultAndOptionalError,
     opts: SaveOptions
-  ) => void | Promise<void>;
-  type PostMiddlewareFunction<ThisType = any, ResType = any> = (this: ThisType, res: ResType, next: CallbackWithoutResultAndOptionalError) => void | Promise<void>;
+  ) => void | Promise<void> | Kareem.SkipWrappedFunction;
+  type PostMiddlewareFunction<ThisType = any, ResType = any> = (this: ThisType, res: ResType, next: CallbackWithoutResultAndOptionalError) => void | Promise<void> | Kareem.OverwriteMiddlewareResult;
   type ErrorHandlingMiddlewareFunction<ThisType = any, ResType = any> = (this: ThisType, err: NativeError, res: ResType, next: CallbackWithoutResultAndOptionalError) => void;
-  type ErrorHandlingMiddlewareWithOption<ThisType = any, ResType = any> = (this: ThisType, err: NativeError, res: ResType | null, next: CallbackWithoutResultAndOptionalError) => void | Promise<void>;
+  type ErrorHandlingMiddlewareWithOption<ThisType = any, ResType = any> = (this: ThisType, err: NativeError, res: ResType | null, next: CallbackWithoutResultAndOptionalError) => void | Promise<void> | Kareem.OverwriteMiddlewareResult;
 }