diff --git a/lib/core/agent.py b/lib/core/agent.py
index 82d78febf..d3a739db5 100644
--- a/lib/core/agent.py
+++ b/lib/core/agent.py
@@ -488,7 +488,7 @@ class Agent(object):
                 if not (Backend.isDbms(DBMS.SQLITE) and not isDBMSVersionAtLeast('3')):
                     nulledCastedField = rootQuery.cast.query % field
 
-                if re.search("COUNT\(", field) and Backend.getIdentifiedDbms() in (DBMS.RAIMA,):
+                if re.search(r"COUNT\(", field) and Backend.getIdentifiedDbms() in (DBMS.RAIMA,):
                     pass
                 elif Backend.getIdentifiedDbms() in (DBMS.ACCESS, DBMS.MCKOI):
                     nulledCastedField = rootQuery.isnull.query % (nulledCastedField, nulledCastedField)
diff --git a/lib/core/settings.py b/lib/core/settings.py
index 1c8e7b53a..0b4657f3b 100644
--- a/lib/core/settings.py
+++ b/lib/core/settings.py
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ from lib.core.enums import OS
 from thirdparty.six import unichr as _unichr
 
 # sqlmap version (<major>.<minor>.<month>.<monthly commit>)
-VERSION = "1.5.2.18"
+VERSION = "1.5.2.19"
 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)