diff --git a/lib/core/settings.py b/lib/core/settings.py
index 82447cff3..7bffbb654 100644
--- a/lib/core/settings.py
+++ b/lib/core/settings.py
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ from thirdparty import six
 from thirdparty.six import unichr as _unichr
 
 # sqlmap version (<major>.<minor>.<month>.<monthly commit>)
-VERSION = "1.7.11.3"
+VERSION = "1.7.12.0"
 TYPE = "dev" if VERSION.count('.') > 2 and VERSION.split('.')[-1] != '0' else "stable"
 TYPE_COLORS = {"dev": 33, "stable": 90, "pip": 34}
 VERSION_STRING = "sqlmap/%s#%s" % ('.'.join(VERSION.split('.')[:-1]) if VERSION.count('.') > 2 and VERSION.split('.')[-1] == '0' else VERSION, TYPE)
diff --git a/lib/utils/sqlalchemy.py b/lib/utils/sqlalchemy.py
index f1bc0d99d..685c45399 100644
--- a/lib/utils/sqlalchemy.py
+++ b/lib/utils/sqlalchemy.py
@@ -116,6 +116,10 @@ class SQLAlchemy(GenericConnector):
     def execute(self, query):
         retVal = False
 
+        # Reference: https://stackoverflow.com/a/69491015
+        if hasattr(_sqlalchemy, "text"):
+            query = _sqlalchemy.text(query)
+
         try:
             self.cursor = self.connector.execute(query)
             retVal = True