diff --git a/lib/core/option.py b/lib/core/option.py
index 4287091db..f2cfb551b 100644
--- a/lib/core/option.py
+++ b/lib/core/option.py
@@ -2406,7 +2406,7 @@ def _basicOptionValidation():
         errMsg = "switch '--dump' is incompatible with switch '--search'"
         raise SqlmapSyntaxException(errMsg)
 
-    if conf.chunked and not any((conf.data, conf.requestFile)):
+    if conf.chunked and not any((conf.data, conf.requestFile, conf.forms)):
         errMsg = "switch '--chunked' requires usage of (POST) options/switches '--data', '-r' or '--forms'"
         raise SqlmapSyntaxException(errMsg)
 
diff --git a/lib/core/settings.py b/lib/core/settings.py
index fee71dae5..93f976a99 100644
--- a/lib/core/settings.py
+++ b/lib/core/settings.py
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ from lib.core.enums import DBMS_DIRECTORY_NAME
 from lib.core.enums import OS
 
 # sqlmap version (<major>.<minor>.<month>.<monthly commit>)
-VERSION = "1.3.3.44"
+VERSION = "1.3.3.45"
 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)