diff --git a/.github/wordlist.txt b/.github/wordlist.txt
index 5c11d89f8..64f62b9ef 100644
--- a/.github/wordlist.txt
+++ b/.github/wordlist.txt
@@ -271,4 +271,19 @@ bom
 ubuntu
 behaviour
 databind
-jackson
\ No newline at end of file
+jackson
+ggivo
+Dltmd
+LCS
+STRALGO
+ArrayDeque
+HashIndexedQueue
+cxf
+okg
+SNI
+tishun
+andy
+jcl
+slf
+dependabot
+testcontainers
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/RELEASE-NOTES.md b/RELEASE-NOTES.md
index 5f8b73369..1668403c3 100644
--- a/RELEASE-NOTES.md
+++ b/RELEASE-NOTES.md
@@ -1,15 +1,15 @@
-Lettuce 6.5.0 RELEASE NOTES
+Lettuce 6.6.0 RELEASE NOTES
 ==============================
 
-The Redis team is delighted to announce the general availability of Lettuce 6.5.
+The Redis team is delighted to announce the general availability of Lettuce 6.6.0
 
-Great news, everyone! Lettuce 6.5.0 comes with RedisJSON support enabled.
+Great news, everyone! Lettuce 6.6.0 comes with RedisJSON support enabled.
 For more on that, please consult with the [RedisJSON documentation](https://redis.io/docs/latest/develop/data-types/json/) and the [Lettuce guide on RedisJSON](https://redis.github.io/lettuce/user-guide/redis-json/). 
 
 Lettuce 6 supports Redis 2.6+ up to Redis 7.x. In terms of Java runtime, Lettuce requires
 at least Java 8 and works with Java 21.
 
-Thanks to all contributors who made Lettuce 6.4.0 possible.
+Thanks to all contributors who made Lettuce 6.6.0 possible.
 
 If you need any support, meet Lettuce at
 
@@ -17,8 +17,8 @@ If you need any support, meet Lettuce at
 * Stack Overflow (Questions): https://stackoverflow.com/questions/tagged/lettuce
 * Join the chat at https://discord.gg/redis and look for the "Help:Tools Lettuce" channel 
 * GitHub Issues (Bug reports, feature requests): https://github.com/lettuce-io/lettuce-core/issues
-* Documentation: https://lettuce.io/core/6.5.0.RELEASE/reference/
-* Javadoc: https://lettuce.io/core/6.5.0.RELEASE/api/
+* Documentation: https://lettuce.io/core/6.6.0.RELEASE/reference/
+* Javadoc: https://lettuce.io/core/6.6.0.RELEASE/api/
 
 Commands
 --------
@@ -28,30 +28,22 @@ Commands
 
 Enhancements
 ------------
-
-* Default ClientOptions.timeoutOptions to TimeoutOptions.enabled() (#2927)
-* Update completeExceptionally on ClusterCommand using super (#2980)
+* Token based authentication integration with core extension by @ggivo in https://github.com/redis/lettuce/pull/3063
+* Deprecate the STRALGO command and implement the LCS in its place by @Dltmd202 in https://github.com/redis/lettuce/pull/3037
 
 Fixes
 -----
-* fix(2971): spublish typo fix (#2972)
-* Initialize slots with empty BitSet in RedisClusterNode's constructors (#2341)
-* Add defensive copy for Futures allOf() method (#2943)
-* fix:deadlock when reentrant exclusive lock (#2961)
-
+* fix: prevent blocking event loop thread by replacing ArrayDeque with HashIndexedQueue by @okg-cxf in https://github.com/redis/lettuce/pull/2953
+* Fix: make sure FIFO order between write and notify channel active by @okg-cxf in https://github.com/redis/lettuce/pull/2597
 
 Other
 -----
-
-* Add badges to the README.md file (#2939)
-* Convert wiki to markdown docs (#2944)
-* Bump org.jacoco:jacoco-maven-plugin from 0.8.9 to 0.8.12 (#2921)
-* Bump org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-surefire-plugin from 3.2.5 to 3.3.1 (#2922)
-* Bump org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-failsafe-plugin from 3.2.5 to 3.3.1 (#2958)
-* Bump org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-javadoc-plugin from 3.7.0 to 3.8.0 (#2957)
-* Bump org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-surefire-plugin from 3.3.1 to 3.4.0 (#2968)
-* Bump org.hdrhistogram:HdrHistogram from 2.1.12 to 2.2.2 (#2966)
-* Bump org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-compiler-plugin from 3.12.1 to 3.13.0 (#2978)
-* Bump org.apache.logging.log4j:log4j-bom from 2.17.2 to 2.24.0 (#2988)
-* Bump io.netty:netty-bom from 4.1.107.Final to 4.1.113.Final (#2990)
-* Suspected change in ubuntu causing CI failures (#2949)
+* Add example configuration using SNI enabled TLS connection by @ggivo in https://github.com/redis/lettuce/pull/3045
+* Disable docker image being used to call compose when running tests by @tishun in https://github.com/redis/lettuce/pull/3046
+* Workflow for running benchmarks weekly by @tishun in https://github.com/redis/lettuce/pull/3052
+* Fixing benchmark flow by @tishun in https://github.com/redis/lettuce/pull/3056
+* Using the right name for the file this time by @tishun in https://github.com/redis/lettuce/pull/3057
+* Test failures not reported because step is skipped by @tishun in https://github.com/redis/lettuce/pull/3067
+* DOC-4528 async hash examples by @andy-stark-redis in https://github.com/redis/lettuce/pull/3069
+* Bump org.slf4j:jcl-over-slf4j from 1.7.25 to 2.0.16 by @dependabot in https://github.com/redis/lettuce/pull/2959
+* Bump org.testcontainers:testcontainers from 1.20.1 to 1.20.4 by @dependabot in https://github.com/redis/lettuce/pull/3082
diff --git a/docs/getting-started.md b/docs/getting-started.md
index a9bdc97fd..d2937081c 100644
--- a/docs/getting-started.md
+++ b/docs/getting-started.md
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ Add these lines to file pom.xml:
 <dependency>
     <groupId>io.lettuce</groupId>
     <artifactId>lettuce-core</artifactId>
-    <version>6.5.0.RELEASE</version>
+    <version>6.6.0.RELEASE</version>
 </dependency>
 ```
 
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ Add these lines to file ivy.xml:
 ``` xml
 <ivy-module>
   <dependencies>
-    <dependency org="io.lettuce" name="lettuce-core" rev="6.5.0.RELEASE"/>
+    <dependency org="io.lettuce" name="lettuce-core" rev="6.6.0.RELEASE"/>
   </dependencies>
 </ivy-module>
 ```
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ Add these lines to file build.gradle:
 
 ``` groovy
 dependencies {
-  implementation 'io.lettuce:lettuce-core:6.5.0.RELEASE'
+  implementation 'io.lettuce:lettuce-core:6.6.0.RELEASE'
 }
 ```
 
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index e92ed704e..8b1b22b70 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
     <groupId>io.lettuce</groupId>
     <artifactId>lettuce-core</artifactId>
-    <version>6.5.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>6.6.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
     <packaging>jar</packaging>
 
     <name>Lettuce</name>