diff --git a/net/haproxy/Makefile b/net/haproxy/Makefile
index 69d15276a..e3dd19ba7 100644
--- a/net/haproxy/Makefile
+++ b/net/haproxy/Makefile
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 PLUGIN_NAME=		haproxy
-PLUGIN_VERSION=		3.12
+PLUGIN_VERSION=		4.0
 PLUGIN_COMMENT=		Reliable, high performance TCP/HTTP load balancer
 PLUGIN_DEPENDS=		haproxy
 PLUGIN_MAINTAINER=	opnsense@moov.de
diff --git a/net/haproxy/pkg-descr b/net/haproxy/pkg-descr
index cee9c1c70..4da288475 100644
--- a/net/haproxy/pkg-descr
+++ b/net/haproxy/pkg-descr
@@ -6,12 +6,14 @@ very high loads while needing persistence or Layer7 processing.
 Plugin Changelog
 ================
 
+4.0
+
 Added:
 * add new option "Gradual connection close time" (close-spread-time) (#3026)
 
 Changed:
+* upgrade to HAProxy 2.6 release series (#3026)
 * rename frontend option "Type" to "Connection Mode" (#3026)
-* update URLs to HAProxy 2.6 documentation (#3026)
 * migrate options "http-tunnel" and "forceclose" to "http-keep-alive" (#3026)
 
 Removed: