after installing binary release from latest https://github.com/near/cargo-near/releases/tag/cargo-near-v0.6.4 tag
with

irm https://github.com/near/cargo-near/releases/latest/download/cargo-near-installer.ps1 | iex

onto

a cargo near build command fails for a default project, generated by cargo near new:

A standalone cargo build --features near-sdk/__abi-generate command fails with similar error (with and without --release).

A cargo near build --no-abi succeeds:

As well as standalone cargo build --target wasm32-unknown-unknown (with and without --release).