fix broken checkboxes

packages/webawesome/docs/docs/resources/changelog.md

@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ Components with the <wa-badge variant="warning">Experimental</wa-badge> badge sh
 - Fixed a bug in `<wa-button>` where slotted badges weren't properly positioned in buttons with an `href` [issue:1377]
 - Fixed focus outline styles in `<wa-details>` and native `<details>` [issue:1456]
 - Fixed focus outline styles in `<wa-scroller>`, `<wa-dialog>`, and `<wa-drawer>` [issue:1484]
+- Fixed a bug in `<wa-checkbox>` where it's value would revert to `""` when checked / unchecked [pr:]
 
 ## 3.0.0-beta.6
 
@@ -459,4 +460,4 @@ Many of these changes and improvements were the direct result of feedback from u
 
 </details>
 
-Did we miss something? [Let us know!](https://github.com/shoelace-style/webawesome/discussions)
+Did we miss something? [Let us know!](https://github.com/shoelace-style/webawesome/discussions)

packages/webawesome/src/components/checkbox/checkbox.ts

@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ export default class WaCheckbox extends WebAwesomeFormAssociatedElement {
 
   /** The value of the checkbox, submitted as a name/value pair with form data. */
   get value(): string | null {
-    return this._value ?? 'on';
+    return this.checked ? (this._value || 'on') : null;
   }
 
   @property({ reflect: true })