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diff --git a/PyInstaller/__init__.py b/PyInstaller/__init__.py
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 from PyInstaller.utils.git import get_repo_revision
 
 # Note: Keep this variable as plain string so it could be updated automatically when doing a release.
-__version__ = '6.5.0'
+__version__ = '6.6.0'
 
 # Absolute path of this package's directory. Save this early so all submodules can use the absolute path. This is
 # required for example if the current directory changes prior to loading the hooks.

diff --git a/PyInstaller/bootloader/Darwin-64bit/run b/PyInstaller/bootloader/Darwin-64bit/run
diff --git a/PyInstaller/bootloader/Darwin-64bit/run_d b/PyInstaller/bootloader/Darwin-64bit/run_d
diff --git a/PyInstaller/bootloader/Darwin-64bit/runw b/PyInstaller/bootloader/Darwin-64bit/runw
diff --git a/PyInstaller/bootloader/Darwin-64bit/runw_d b/PyInstaller/bootloader/Darwin-64bit/runw_d
diff --git a/PyInstaller/bootloader/Linux-32bit-intel/run b/PyInstaller/bootloader/Linux-32bit-intel/run
diff --git a/PyInstaller/bootloader/Linux-32bit-intel/run_d b/PyInstaller/bootloader/Linux-32bit-intel/run_d
diff --git a/PyInstaller/bootloader/Linux-64bit-intel/run b/PyInstaller/bootloader/Linux-64bit-intel/run
diff --git a/PyInstaller/bootloader/Linux-64bit-intel/run_d b/PyInstaller/bootloader/Linux-64bit-intel/run_d
diff --git a/PyInstaller/bootloader/Windows-32bit-intel/run.exe b/PyInstaller/bootloader/Windows-32bit-intel/run.exe
diff --git a/PyInstaller/bootloader/Windows-32bit-intel/run_d.exe b/PyInstaller/bootloader/Windows-32bit-intel/run_d.exe
diff --git a/PyInstaller/bootloader/Windows-32bit-intel/runw.exe b/PyInstaller/bootloader/Windows-32bit-intel/runw.exe
diff --git a/PyInstaller/bootloader/Windows-32bit-intel/runw_d.exe b/PyInstaller/bootloader/Windows-32bit-intel/runw_d.exe
diff --git a/PyInstaller/bootloader/Windows-64bit-intel/run.exe b/PyInstaller/bootloader/Windows-64bit-intel/run.exe
diff --git a/PyInstaller/bootloader/Windows-64bit-intel/run_d.exe b/PyInstaller/bootloader/Windows-64bit-intel/run_d.exe
diff --git a/PyInstaller/bootloader/Windows-64bit-intel/runw.exe b/PyInstaller/bootloader/Windows-64bit-intel/runw.exe
diff --git a/PyInstaller/bootloader/Windows-64bit-intel/runw_d.exe b/PyInstaller/bootloader/Windows-64bit-intel/runw_d.exe
diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ either ``gcc`` or ``clang``) and zlib's development headers already installed.
 Support
 -------
 
-- Official debugging guide: https://pyinstaller.org/en/v6.5.0/when-things-go-wrong.html
+- Official debugging guide: https://pyinstaller.org/en/v6.6.0/when-things-go-wrong.html
 - Assorted user contributed help topics: https://github.com/pyinstaller/pyinstaller/wiki
 - Web based Q&A forums: https://github.com/pyinstaller/pyinstaller/discussions
 - Email based Q&A forums: https://groups.google.com/g/pyinstaller
@@ -146,5 +146,5 @@ Changes in this Release
 You can find a detailed list of changes in this release
 in the `Changelog`_ section of the manual.
 
-.. _`manual`: https://pyinstaller.org/en/v6.5.0/
-.. _`Changelog`: https://pyinstaller.org/en/v6.5.0/CHANGES.html
+.. _`manual`: https://pyinstaller.org/en/v6.6.0/
+.. _`Changelog`: https://pyinstaller.org/en/v6.6.0/CHANGES.html
diff --git a/doc/CHANGES.rst b/doc/CHANGES.rst
@@ -15,6 +15,79 @@ Changelog for PyInstaller
 
 .. towncrier release notes start
 
+6.6.0 (2024-04-13)
+------------------
+
+Features
+~~~~~~~~
+
+* (Windows) Implement support for resolving executable's true location
+  when launched via a symbolic link. (:issue:`8300`)
+* Implement an option to explicitly specify the bytecode optimization level
+  for collected python code, independent of the optimization level in the
+  python process under which PyInstaller is running. At the .spec file level,
+  this is controlled by optional ``optimize`` argument in the ``Analysis``
+  constructor. At the CLI level, this is controlled by new
+  :option:`--optimize` command-line option, which sets the ``optimize``
+  argument for ``Analysis`` as well as :ref:`interpreter run-time options
+  <specifying python interpreter options>` in the generated spec file.
+  See :ref:`bytecode optimization level` for details. (:issue:`8252`)
+
+
+Bugfix
+~~~~~~
+
+* (macOS) Explicitly convert the value of ``version`` argument to ``BUNDLE``
+  into a string, in order to mitigate cases when user accidentally enters
+  an integer or a float. The version value ends up being written to
+  ``Info.plist`` as the ``CFBundleShortVersionString`` entry, and if this
+  entry is not of a string type (for example, is an integer), the
+  generated .app bundle crashes at start. (:issue:`4466`)
+* (Windows) Avoid trying to import ``PySimpleGUI`` in the subprocess that
+  analyzes dynamic library search modifications made by packages prior to
+  the binary dependency analysis. When imported for the first time,
+  ``PySimpleGUI`` 5.x displays a "first-run" dialog, which poses a problem
+  for unattended PyInstaller builds running in a clean environment, for
+  example, in a CI pipeline. (:issue:`8396`)
+* (Windows) Implement a work-around for running PyInstaller under python
+  process with ``-OO`` (or ``PYTHONOPTIMIZE=2``) with ``cffi`` installed.
+  We now temporarily disable import of ``cffi`` while importing
+  ``pywin32-ctypes`` in ``PyInstaller.compat`` to ensure that ``ctypes``
+  backend is always used, as the ``cffi`` backend uses ``pycparser`` and
+  requires docstrings, which makes it incompatible with the ``-OO`` mode.
+  (:issue:`6345`)
+
+
+Hooks
+~~~~~
+
+* Update ``PySide6.Qt3DRender`` hook for compatibility with ``PySide6``
+  6.7.0 (add hidden import for ``PySide6.QtOpenGL`` module). (:issue:`8404`)
+* Update ``scipy.special._ufuncs`` hook for compatibility with SciPy 1.13.0
+  (add ``scipy.special._cdflib`` to hidden imports). (:issue:`8394`)
+
+
+Bootloader
+~~~~~~~~~~
+
+* (Windows) Attempt to shorten the duration of spinning-wheel cursor when
+  launching applications built in ``windowed`` / ``noconsole`` mode.
+  (:issue:`8359`)
+
+
+Documentation
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+* Add a new documentation section, :ref:`bytecode optimization level`,
+  which the describes the new canonical way to control bytecode
+  optimization level of the collected python code. (:issue:`8252`)
+* Add a note to :ref:`specifying python interpreter options` to inform
+  user that setting the optimization level to the application's embedded
+  python interpreter by itself does not result in bytecode optimization of
+  modules that have been collected in byte-compiled form (i.e., the majority
+  of them). (:issue:`8252`)
+
+
 6.5.0 (2024-03-09)
 ------------------
 

diff --git a/doc/CREDITS.rst b/doc/CREDITS.rst
@@ -5,6 +5,14 @@ Thanks goes to all the kind PyInstaller contributors who have contributed
 new code, bug reports, fixes, comments and ideas. A brief list follows,
 please let us know if your name is omitted by accident:
 
+Contributions to PyInstaller 6.6.0
+----------------------------------
+
+* Rok Mandeljc
+* Brénainn Woodsend
+* Olliver Aikenhead
+* RoboSchmied
+
 Contributions to PyInstaller 6.5.0
 ----------------------------------
 

diff --git a/doc/pyi-makespec.1 b/doc/pyi-makespec.1
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 .\" Man page generated from reStructuredText.
 .
-.TH "PYI-MAKESPEC" "1" "2024-03-09" "6.5.0" "PyInstaller"
+.TH "PYI-MAKESPEC" "1" "2024-04-13" "6.6.0" "PyInstaller"
 .SH NAME
 pyi-makespec \- Create a spec file for your PyInstaller project
 .
@@ -196,6 +196,11 @@ directory.
 .UNINDENT
 .INDENT 0.0
 .TP
+.BI \-\-optimize \ LEVEL
+Bytecode optimization level used for collected python modules and scripts.
+For details, see the section “Bytecode Optimization Level” in PyInstaller
+manual.
+.TP
 .BI \-\-python\-option \ PYTHON_OPTION
 Specify a command\-line option to pass to the Python interpreter at runtime.
 Currently supports "v" (equivalent to "\-\-debug imports"), "u", "W <warning
@@ -230,7 +235,7 @@ option is automatically set if the first script is a \(aq.pyw\(aq file. This
 option is ignored on *NIX systems.
 .UNINDENT
 .sp
-\-\-hide\-console {hide\-late,minimize\-early,hide\-early,minimize\-late}
+\-\-hide\-console {minimize\-late,minimize\-early,hide\-late,hide\-early}
 .INDENT 0.0
 .INDENT 3.5
 Windows only: in console\-enabled executable, have bootloader automatically
@@ -315,10 +320,13 @@ only).
 .INDENT 0.0
 .TP
 .BI \-\-runtime\-tmpdir \ PATH
-Where to extract libraries and support files in \fIonefile\fP\-mode. If this
+Where to extract libraries and support files in \fIonefile\fP mode. If this
 option is given, the bootloader will ignore any temp\-folder location
 defined by the run\-time OS. The \fB_MEIxxxxxx\fP\-folder will be created here.
-Please use this option only if you know what you are doing.
+Please use this option only if you know what you are doing. Note that on
+POSIX systems, PyInstaller\(aqs bootloader does NOT perform shell\-style
+environment variable expansion on the given path string. Therefore, using
+environment variables (e.g., \fB~\fP or \fB$HOME\fP) in path will NOT work.
 .TP
 .B \-\-bootloader\-ignore\-signals
 Tell the bootloader to ignore signals rather than forwarding them to the

diff --git a/doc/pyinstaller.1 b/doc/pyinstaller.1
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 .\" Man page generated from reStructuredText.
 .
-.TH "PYINSTALLER" "1" "2024-03-09" "6.5.0" "PyInstaller"
+.TH "PYINSTALLER" "1" "2024-04-13" "6.6.0" "PyInstaller"
 .SH NAME
 pyinstaller \- Configure and build a PyInstaller project in one run
 .
@@ -216,6 +216,11 @@ resulting   output directory.
 .UNINDENT
 .INDENT 0.0
 .TP
+.BI \-\-optimize \ LEVEL
+Bytecode optimization level used for collected python modules and scripts.
+For details, see the section “Bytecode Optimization Level” in PyInstaller
+manual.
+.TP
 .BI \-\-python\-option \ PYTHON_OPTION
 Specify a command\-line option to pass to the Python interpreter at runtime.
 Currently supports "v" (equivalent to "\-\-debug imports"), "u", "W <warning
@@ -250,7 +255,7 @@ option is automatically set if the first script is a \(aq.pyw\(aq file. This
 option is ignored on *NIX systems.
 .UNINDENT
 .sp
-\-\-hide\-console {hide\-late,minimize\-early,hide\-early,minimize\-late}
+\-\-hide\-console {minimize\-late,minimize\-early,hide\-late,hide\-early}
 .INDENT 0.0
 .INDENT 3.5
 Windows only: in console\-enabled executable, have bootloader automatically
@@ -335,10 +340,13 @@ only).
 .INDENT 0.0
 .TP
 .BI \-\-runtime\-tmpdir \ PATH
-Where to extract libraries and support files in \fIonefile\fP\-mode. If this
+Where to extract libraries and support files in \fIonefile\fP mode. If this
 option is given, the bootloader will ignore any temp\-folder location
 defined by the run\-time OS. The \fB_MEIxxxxxx\fP\-folder will be created here.
-Please use this option only if you know what you are doing.
+Please use this option only if you know what you are doing. Note that on
+POSIX systems, PyInstaller\(aqs bootloader does NOT perform shell\-style
+environment variable expansion on the given path string. Therefore, using
+environment variables (e.g., \fB~\fP or \fB$HOME\fP) in path will NOT work.
 .TP
 .B \-\-bootloader\-ignore\-signals
 Tell the bootloader to ignore signals rather than forwarding them to the

diff --git a/news/4466.bugfix.rst b/news/4466.bugfix.rst
diff --git a/news/6345.bugfix.rst b/news/6345.bugfix.rst
diff --git a/news/8252.doc.1.rst b/news/8252.doc.1.rst
diff --git a/news/8252.doc.rst b/news/8252.doc.rst
diff --git a/news/8252.feature.rst b/news/8252.feature.rst
diff --git a/news/8300.feature.rst b/news/8300.feature.rst
diff --git a/news/8359.bootloader.rst b/news/8359.bootloader.rst
diff --git a/news/8394.hooks.rst b/news/8394.hooks.rst
diff --git a/news/8396.bugfix.rst b/news/8396.bugfix.rst
diff --git a/news/8404.hooks.rst b/news/8404.hooks.rst