diff --git a/lib/core/settings.py b/lib/core/settings.py
index 09c95bda7..acf9c3433 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 = "1.6.10.0"
+VERSION = "1.6.10.1"
 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/parse/cmdline.py b/lib/parse/cmdline.py
index 6409fea28..9bda7b8d5 100644
--- a/lib/parse/cmdline.py
+++ b/lib/parse/cmdline.py
@@ -986,7 +986,7 @@ def cmdLineParser(argv=None):
                 argv[i] = argv[i].replace("--auth-creds", "--auth-cred", 1)
             elif argv[i].startswith("--drop-cookie"):
                 argv[i] = argv[i].replace("--drop-cookie", "--drop-set-cookie", 1)
-            elif any(argv[i].startswith(_) for _ in ("--tamper", "--ignore-code", "--skip")):
+            elif re.search(r"\A(--(tamper|ignore-code|skip))(?!-)", argv[i]):
                 key = re.search(r"\-?\-(\w+)\b", argv[i]).group(1)
                 index = auxIndexes.get(key, None)
                 if index is None: