diff --git a/lib/core/settings.py b/lib/core/settings.py
index 9edfaa5cc..54682d6e5 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 = "1.2.12.11"
+VERSION = "1.2.12.12"
 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/takeover/metasploit.py b/lib/takeover/metasploit.py
index 356eba16a..c7a4e18bd 100644
--- a/lib/takeover/metasploit.py
+++ b/lib/takeover/metasploit.py
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ from lib.core.common import dataToStdout
 from lib.core.common import Backend
 from lib.core.common import getLocalIP
 from lib.core.common import getRemoteIP
-from lib.core.common import getUnicode
 from lib.core.common import normalizePath
 from lib.core.common import ntToPosixSlashes
 from lib.core.common import pollProcess
@@ -39,7 +38,6 @@ from lib.core.exception import SqlmapGenericException
 from lib.core.settings import IS_WIN
 from lib.core.settings import METASPLOIT_SESSION_TIMEOUT
 from lib.core.settings import SHELLCODEEXEC_RANDOM_STRING_MARKER
-from lib.core.settings import UNICODE_ENCODING
 from lib.core.subprocessng import blockingReadFromFD
 from lib.core.subprocessng import blockingWriteToFD
 from lib.core.subprocessng import Popen as execute
diff --git a/txt/checksum.md5 b/txt/checksum.md5
index 598fa2831..791a7ad67 100644
--- a/txt/checksum.md5
+++ b/txt/checksum.md5
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ c8c386d644d57c659d74542f5f57f632  lib/core/patch.py
 0c3eef46bdbf87e29a3f95f90240d192  lib/core/replication.py
 a7db43859b61569b601b97f187dd31c5  lib/core/revision.py
 fcb74fcc9577523524659ec49e2e964b  lib/core/session.py
-e0b7d1e6e148bc962df6b59d35910b92  lib/core/settings.py
+24f1c46a4530bde2d66a20ae59f745cd  lib/core/settings.py
 a971ce157d04de96ba6e710d3d38a9a8  lib/core/shell.py
 a7edc9250d13af36ac0108f259859c19  lib/core/subprocessng.py
 d6da5998fea61068a80d9c671db1095f  lib/core/target.py
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ aaf956c1e9855836c3f372e29d481393  lib/request/methodrequest.py
 747f9941a68361bd779ec760f71568e9  lib/takeover/abstraction.py
 acc1db3667bf910b809eb279b60595eb  lib/takeover/icmpsh.py
 1e5532ede194ac9c083891c2f02bca93  lib/takeover/__init__.py
-9b9aa94a1693efa7a9ae0783cfb56896  lib/takeover/metasploit.py
+4bf186a747e1a0c4ed5127ef064c3920  lib/takeover/metasploit.py
 fb9e34d558293b5d6b9727f440712886  lib/takeover/registry.py
 6a49f359b922df0247eb236126596336  lib/takeover/udf.py
 a3d07df8a780c668a11f06be42014cdc  lib/takeover/web.py