diff --git a/changelog/v6.8.1.md b/changelog/v6.8.1.md
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+# 6.8.1
+
+This is a patch release which updates `ol.css` to restore a legible control button size in applications that do not have a css `font-size` set for `button` elements.
+
+ * [#12811](https://github.com/openlayers/openlayers/pull/12811) - Controls inherit font size from parent ([@tschaub](https://github.com/tschaub))
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diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 5c72d661ff..456bc5dec2 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "ol",
-  "version": "6.8.1-dev",
+  "version": "6.8.2-dev",
   "lockfileVersion": 2,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "ol",
-      "version": "6.8.1-dev",
+      "version": "6.8.2-dev",
       "license": "BSD-2-Clause",
       "dependencies": {
         "geotiff": "1.0.6",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
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--- a/package.json
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@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "ol",
-  "version": "6.8.1-dev",
+  "version": "6.8.2-dev",
   "description": "OpenLayers mapping library",
   "keywords": [
     "map",