diff --git a/files/update/7079.sql b/files/update/7079.sql
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5867964a7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/files/update/7079.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+UNLOCK TABLES;
+
+-- Drop the existing index on TVALUE
+ALTER TABLE devices DROP INDEX TVALUE;
+
+-- Update column to TEXT and recreate the index
+ALTER TABLE devices MODIFY COLUMN TVALUE TEXT; 
+ADD INDEX TVALUE (TVALUE(255));
diff --git a/var.php b/var.php
index 969fd5b0c..88c9eb0dc 100644
--- a/var.php
+++ b/var.php
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@
 /**
  * OCS' MySQL database version
  */
-define('GUI_VER', '7078');
+define('GUI_VER', '7079');
 
 
 /**