diff --git a/docs/releases/v2.6.1.md b/docs/releases/v2.6.1.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..3e80af4bfbdb18136bd08322ea6ed75dadc30442
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/releases/v2.6.1.md
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+# v2.6.1
+
+## Bugfix
+- Fixed perspective view orientation button colors
diff --git a/mkdocs.yml b/mkdocs.yml
index 95827211ee2faac6753b6dae9b4d023d6e716530..c241c4687813d1dae9989a231ac606140e24f39a 100644
--- a/mkdocs.yml
+++ b/mkdocs.yml
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ pages:
     - Fetching datasets: 'advanced/datasets.md'
     - Display non-atlas volumes: 'advanced/otherVolumes.md'
   - Release notes:
+    - v2.6.1: 'releases/v2.6.1.md'
     - v2.6.0: 'releases/v2.6.0.md'
     - v2.5.8: 'releases/v2.5.8.md'
     - v2.5.7: 'releases/v2.5.7.md'
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index c9e41e939e48afb2cd1edaa045ce9fc801eb10ad..2079f029e65559d5389ae116aa002ecab7146f21 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "interactive-viewer",
-  "version": "2.6.0",
+  "version": "2.6.1",
   "description": "HBP interactive atlas viewer. Integrating KG query, dataset previews & more. Based on humanbrainproject/nehuba & google/neuroglancer. Built with angular",
   "scripts": {
     "build-aot": "ng build && node ./third_party/matomo/processMatomo.js",
diff --git a/src/viewerModule/nehuba/viewerCtrl/change-perspective-orientation/changePerspectiveOrientation.component.html b/src/viewerModule/nehuba/viewerCtrl/change-perspective-orientation/changePerspectiveOrientation.component.html
index ad8aca3171ea86ce9172a856a9ea3bd192f4995f..c194ea9659faa473dbf30de56ace6b5e6e83901d 100644
--- a/src/viewerModule/nehuba/viewerCtrl/change-perspective-orientation/changePerspectiveOrientation.component.html
+++ b/src/viewerModule/nehuba/viewerCtrl/change-perspective-orientation/changePerspectiveOrientation.component.html
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@
 
 <mat-menu #perspectiveOrientationMenu="matMenu">
 
-    <div class="d-flex align-items-center text-light">
-        <button mat-button color="basic" class="flex-grow-1 text-left"
+    <div class="d-flex align-items-center iv-custom-comp text">
+        <button mat-button color="basic" class="flex-grow-1 text-left font-weight-normal"
                 (click)="set3DViewPoint('coronal', 'first')">
             Coronal view
         </button>
@@ -15,8 +15,8 @@
         </button>
     </div>
 
-    <div class="d-flex align-items-center text-light"> <!--mat-menu-item-->
-        <button mat-button color="basic" class="flex-grow-1 text-left"
+    <div class="d-flex align-items-center iv-custom-comp text"> <!--mat-menu-item-->
+        <button mat-button color="basic" class="flex-grow-1 text-left font-weight-normal"
                 (click)="set3DViewPoint('sagittal', 'first')">
             Sagittal view
         </button>
@@ -26,8 +26,8 @@
         </button>
     </div>
 
-    <div class="d-flex align-items-center text-light"> <!--mat-menu-item-->
-        <button mat-button color="basic" class="flex-grow-1 text-left"
+    <div class="d-flex align-items-center iv-custom-comp text"> <!--mat-menu-item-->
+        <button mat-button color="basic" class="flex-grow-1 text-left font-weight-normal"
                 (click)="set3DViewPoint('axial', 'first')">
             Axial view
         </button>