diff --git a/Spreadsheet/Excel/Writer/Format.php b/Spreadsheet/Excel/Writer/Format.php
index a036148..38342cb 100644
--- a/Spreadsheet/Excel/Writer/Format.php
+++ b/Spreadsheet/Excel/Writer/Format.php
@@ -429,7 +429,7 @@ class Spreadsheet_Excel_Writer_Format extends PEAR
 
             $header      = pack("vv",       $record, $length);
 
-            $rotation      = 0x00;
+            $rotation      = $this->_rotation;
             $biff8_options = 0x00;
             $data  = pack("vvvC", $ifnt, $ifmt, $style, $align);
             $data .= pack("CCC", $rotation, $biff8_options, $used_attrib);
@@ -996,13 +996,25 @@ class Spreadsheet_Excel_Writer_Format extends PEAR
                 $this->_rotation = 0;
                 break;
             case 90:
+                if ($this->_BIFF_version == 0x0500) {
                 $this->_rotation = 3;
+                } elseif ($this->_BIFF_version == 0x0600) {
+                    $this->_rotation = 180;
+                }
                 break;
             case 270:
+                if ($this->_BIFF_version == 0x0500) {
                 $this->_rotation = 2;
+                } elseif ($this->_BIFF_version == 0x0600) {
+                    $this->_rotation = 90;
+                }
                 break;
             case -1:
+                if ($this->_BIFF_version == 0x0500) {
                 $this->_rotation = 1;
+                } elseif ($this->_BIFF_version == 0x0600) {
+                    $this->_rotation = 255;
+                }
                 break;
             default :
                 return $this->raiseError("Invalid value for angle.".
diff --git a/package.xml b/package.xml
index 7bc8542..970b9f7 100644
--- a/package.xml
+++ b/package.xml
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ http://pear.php.net/dtd/package-2.0.xsd">
 - Fix Bug #14932: The name of the Workbook stream MUST be "Workbook", not
   "Book" [progi1984]
 - Fix Bug #14587: tmpfile() used despite setTempDir() [sberg]
+- Fix Bug #8701: Problems with the method setTextRotation() [progi1984]
  </notes>
 
  <contents>