diff --git a/www/nginx/pkg-descr b/www/nginx/pkg-descr
index bcbae9d6c..5a545c1d6 100644
--- a/www/nginx/pkg-descr
+++ b/www/nginx/pkg-descr
@@ -8,14 +8,10 @@ reuse, SSL offload and HTTP media streaming.
 Plugin Changelog
 ================
 
-1.7
-
-* bugfix: create log directory if it is missing
-* reorder menu
-
 1.8
 
 * update lodash to v4.17.11
+* Breaking: remove the WAF policy match type "=" as it is not supported (if you have them in use, unlink and delete them before installing this update)
 
 1.7
 
diff --git a/www/nginx/src/opnsense/mvc/app/models/OPNsense/Nginx/Nginx.xml b/www/nginx/src/opnsense/mvc/app/models/OPNsense/Nginx/Nginx.xml
index a1be30e1a..5d661089b 100644
--- a/www/nginx/src/opnsense/mvc/app/models/OPNsense/Nginx/Nginx.xml
+++ b/www/nginx/src/opnsense/mvc/app/models/OPNsense/Nginx/Nginx.xml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <model>
   <mount>//OPNsense/Nginx</mount>
-  <version>1.5.0</version>
+  <version>1.8.0</version>
   <description>nginx web server, reverse proxy and waf</description>
   <items>
     <general>
@@ -416,7 +416,6 @@
           <option2 value="&gt;">Bigger</option2>
           <option3 value="&lt;">Lesser</option3>
           <option4 value="&lt;=">Lesser or Equal</option4>
-          <option5 value="=">Equal</option5>
         </OptionValues>
       </operator>
       <action type="OptionField">