diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index bedd0ee6..0d7ddf13 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,24 +4,71 @@
 
 <section class="release" id="unreleased">
 
-## Unreleased (2024-09-29)
+## Unreleased (2024-10-19)
 
 <section class="packages">
 
 ### Packages
 
+<section class="package" id="random-shuffle-unreleased">
+
+#### [@stdlib/random/shuffle](https://github.com/stdlib-js/stdlib/tree/develop/lib/node_modules/%40stdlib/random/shuffle)
+
+<details>
+
+<section class="bug-fixes">
+
+##### Bug Fixes
+
+-   [`93560b9`](https://github.com/stdlib-js/stdlib/commit/93560b988c750b47e68cf5a789cc5e9d74b8e2d8) - ensure correct seed validation [(#3007)](https://github.com/stdlib-js/stdlib/pull/3007)
+
+</section>
+
+<!-- /.bug-fixes -->
+
+<section class="issues">
+
+##### Closed Issues
+
+This release closes the following issue:
+
+[#2952](https://github.com/stdlib-js/stdlib/issues/2952)
+
+</section>
+
+<!-- /.issues -->
+
+</details>
+
+</section>
+
+<!-- /.package -->
+
 </section>
 
 <!-- /.packages -->
 
+<section class="issues">
+
+### Closed Issues
+
+This release closes the following issue:
+
+[#2952](https://github.com/stdlib-js/stdlib/issues/2952)
+
+</section>
+
+<!-- /.issues -->
+
 <section class="contributors">
 
 ### Contributors
 
-A total of 3 people contributed to this release. Thank you to the following contributors:
+A total of 4 people contributed to this release. Thank you to the following contributors:
 
 -   Jenish Thapa
 -   Philipp Burckhardt
+-   RISHAV
 -   Tirtadwipa Manunggal
 
 </section>
@@ -34,6 +81,7 @@ A total of 3 people contributed to this release. Thank you to the following cont
 
 <details>
 
+-   [`93560b9`](https://github.com/stdlib-js/stdlib/commit/93560b988c750b47e68cf5a789cc5e9d74b8e2d8) - **fix:** ensure correct seed validation [(#3007)](https://github.com/stdlib-js/stdlib/pull/3007) _(by RISHAV)_
 -   [`2c4e5d8`](https://github.com/stdlib-js/stdlib/commit/2c4e5d824e0c5dc8fd536bf79ff565cee100ce46) - **build:** disable additional lint rule in TS tests _(by Philipp Burckhardt)_
 -   [`aad48ea`](https://github.com/stdlib-js/stdlib/commit/aad48eab1f19217854f4ffbfaed2a8be664b0f47) - **chore:** resolve lint errors _(by Philipp Burckhardt)_
 -   [`62bb1e0`](https://github.com/stdlib-js/stdlib/commit/62bb1e0759f54abf61b84bb48ebf74a97128f779) - **docs:** improve examples of `random/array` namespace _(by Tirtadwipa Manunggal, Philipp Burckhardt)_
diff --git a/CONTRIBUTORS b/CONTRIBUTORS
index e7469a9e..9b6e69d1 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTORS
+++ b/CONTRIBUTORS
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 #
 # Contributors listed in alphabetical order.
 
-Aayush Khanna <96649223+aayush0325@users.noreply.github.com>
+Aayush Khanna <aayushiitbhu23@gmail.com>
 Adarsh Palaskar <adarshpalaskar99@gmail.com>
 Aditya Sapra <adityaework@gmail.com>
 AgPriyanshu18 <113460573+AgPriyanshu18@users.noreply.github.com>
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ EuniceSim142 <77243938+EuniceSim142@users.noreply.github.com>
 Frank Kovacs <fran70kk@gmail.com>
 Golden Kumar <103646877+AuenKr@users.noreply.github.com>
 Gunj Joshi <gunjjoshi8372@gmail.com>
+Gururaj Gurram <143020143+gururaj1512@users.noreply.github.com>
 HarshaNP <96897754+GittyHarsha@users.noreply.github.com>
 Harshita Kalani <harshitakalani02@gmail.com>
 Hridyanshu <124202756+HRIDYANSHU054@users.noreply.github.com>
@@ -44,6 +45,7 @@ Justin Dennison <justin1dennison@gmail.com>
 Kaif Mohd <mdkaifprofession@gmail.com>
 Karthik Prakash <116057817+skoriop@users.noreply.github.com>
 Khaldon <kahmd1444@gmail.com>
+Kohantika Nath <145763549+kohantikanath@users.noreply.github.com>
 Krishnendu Das <86651039+itskdhere@users.noreply.github.com>
 Lovelin <100030865+lovelindhoni@users.noreply.github.com>
 Manik Sharma <maniksharma.rke@gmail.com>
@@ -94,6 +96,7 @@ Tudor Pagu <104032457+tudor-pagu@users.noreply.github.com>
 Tufailahmed Bargir <142114244+Tufailahmed-Bargir@users.noreply.github.com>
 Utkarsh <http://utkarsh11105@gmail.com>
 Utkarsh Raj <rajutkarsh2505@gmail.com>
+UtkershBasnet <119008923+UtkershBasnet@users.noreply.github.com>
 Vaibhav Patel <98279986+noobCoderVP@users.noreply.github.com>
 Varad Gupta <varadgupta21@gmail.com>
 Xiaochuan Ye <tap91624@gmail.com>
diff --git a/shuffle/lib/factory.js b/shuffle/lib/factory.js
index e4a2599d..a18034f9 100644
--- a/shuffle/lib/factory.js
+++ b/shuffle/lib/factory.js
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ var deepCopy = require( '@stdlib/utils/copy' );
 var floor = require( '@stdlib/math/base/special/floor' );
 var randu = require( './../../base/mt19937' ).factory;
 var format = require( '@stdlib/string/format' );
+var hasOwnProp = require( '@stdlib/assert/has-own-property' );
 var defaults = require( './defaults.json' );
 var validate = require( './validate.js' );
 
@@ -63,7 +64,7 @@ function factory( config ) {
 			throw err;
 		}
 	}
-	if ( config && config.seed ) {
+	if ( config && hasOwnProp( config, 'seed' ) ) {
 		rand = randu({
 			'seed': config.seed
 		});