diff --git a/notepad++.xml b/notepad++.xml
index 89bf52e2eb3f733e086c7f182b9d811b1feea0a9..b1c140def512a509deea77ed68ae1378b687adbf 100755
--- a/notepad++.xml
+++ b/notepad++.xml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 <packages>
 <package id="notepad++" name="Notepad++" revision="%version%.1" reboot="false">
  
-  <variable name="version" value="7.6.5" />
+  <variable name="version" value="7.6.6" />
 
   <!-- 64bit version exists as of 7.1, but most of the plugins aren't available. So stick with 32bit until they sort that -->
    <check type="uninstall" condition="versiongreaterorequal" path="Notepad++ (32-bit x86)" value="%version%" />
@@ -15,6 +15,9 @@
  
   <!-- remove plug-ins to prevent installer hanging -->
   <upgrade cmd='cmd /c del /f /q "%ProgramFileswpkg%\Notepad++\plugins\*.dll"' ><exit code="1"/></upgrade>
+  <!-- kill any running notepad++.exe: otherwise, the upgrade appears to succeed but
+       we're actually left with the old binary -->
+  <upgrade cmd='taskkill /F /IM notepad++.exe /FI "STATUS eq RUNNING"' />
   <upgrade cmd="%SOFTWARE%\Notepad++\npp.%version%.Installer.exe /S" />
  
   <remove cmd='cmd /c del /f /q "%ProgramFileswpkg%\Notepad++\plugins\*.dll"' ><exit code="any"/></remove>