diff --git a/extra/shutils/strip.sh b/extra/shutils/strip.sh
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b7ac589e2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extra/shutils/strip.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+# References:   http://www.thegeekstuff.com/2012/09/strip-command-examples/
+#               http://www.muppetlabs.com/~breadbox/software/elfkickers.html
+#               https://ptspts.blogspot.hr/2013/12/how-to-make-smaller-c-and-c-binaries.html
+
+# For example:
+# python ../../../../../extra/cloak/cloak.py -d -i lib_postgresqludf_sys.so_
+# ../../../../../extra/shutils/strip.sh lib_postgresqludf_sys.so
+# python ../../../../../extra/cloak/cloak.py -i lib_postgresqludf_sys.so
+# rm lib_postgresqludf_sys.so
+
+strip -S --strip-unneeded --remove-section=.note.gnu.gold-version --remove-section=.comment --remove-section=.note --remove-section=.note.gnu.build-id --remove-section=.note.ABI-tag $*
+sstrip $*
+
diff --git a/lib/core/settings.py b/lib/core/settings.py
index c08f13064..056e3572a 100644
--- a/lib/core/settings.py
+++ b/lib/core/settings.py
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ from lib.core.enums import OS
 from lib.core.revision import getRevisionNumber
 
 # sqlmap version (<major>.<minor>.<month>.<monthly commit>)
-VERSION = "1.0.9.27"
+VERSION = "1.0.9.28"
 REVISION = getRevisionNumber()
 TYPE = "dev" if VERSION.count('.') > 2 and VERSION.split('.')[-1] != '0' else "stable"
 TYPE_COLORS = {"dev": 33, "stable": 90, "pip": 34}
diff --git a/txt/checksum.md5 b/txt/checksum.md5
index 9f43be395..5c0c22923 100644
--- a/txt/checksum.md5
+++ b/txt/checksum.md5
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ e60456db5380840a586654344003d4e6  lib/core/readlineng.py
 5ef56abb8671c2ca6ceecb208258e360  lib/core/replication.py
 99a2b496b9d5b546b335653ca801153f  lib/core/revision.py
 7c15dd2777af4dac2c89cab6df17462e  lib/core/session.py
-fe3ef0815ed7abb8a5c23ea9f88667b3  lib/core/settings.py
+3808e1bfe1652f1b7579660e1f71262f  lib/core/settings.py
 7af83e4f18cab6dff5e67840eb65be80  lib/core/shell.py
 23657cd7d924e3c6d225719865855827  lib/core/subprocessng.py
 0bc2fae1dec18cdd11954b22358293f2  lib/core/target.py