diff --git a/lib/core/settings.py b/lib/core/settings.py
index 1aec86149..cd02c1e80 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 = "1.2.3.1"
+VERSION = "1.2.3.2"
 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/core/update.py b/lib/core/update.py
index fee57e8e4..2da80dfd6 100644
--- a/lib/core/update.py
+++ b/lib/core/update.py
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ from lib.core.data import paths
 from lib.core.revision import getRevisionNumber
 from lib.core.settings import GIT_REPOSITORY
 from lib.core.settings import IS_WIN
+from lib.core.settings import UNICODE_ENCODING
 
 def update():
     if not conf.updateAll:
@@ -42,7 +43,7 @@ def update():
         dataToStdout("\r[%s] [INFO] update in progress " % time.strftime("%X"))
 
         try:
-            process = subprocess.Popen("git checkout . && git pull %s HEAD" % GIT_REPOSITORY, shell=True, stdout=subprocess.PIPE, stderr=subprocess.PIPE, cwd=paths.SQLMAP_ROOT_PATH.encode(locale.getpreferredencoding()))  # Reference: http://blog.stastnarodina.com/honza-en/spot/python-unicodeencodeerror/
+            process = subprocess.Popen("git checkout . && git pull %s HEAD" % GIT_REPOSITORY, shell=True, stdout=subprocess.PIPE, stderr=subprocess.PIPE, cwd=paths.SQLMAP_ROOT_PATH.encode(sys.getfilesystemencoding() or UNICODE_ENCODING))
             pollProcess(process, True)
             stdout, stderr = process.communicate()
             success = not process.returncode
diff --git a/txt/checksum.md5 b/txt/checksum.md5
index 80aa3b138..19311787a 100644
--- a/txt/checksum.md5
+++ b/txt/checksum.md5
@@ -46,14 +46,14 @@ ffa5f01f39b17c8d73423acca6cfe86a  lib/core/readlineng.py
 0c3eef46bdbf87e29a3f95f90240d192  lib/core/replication.py
 a7db43859b61569b601b97f187dd31c5  lib/core/revision.py
 fcb74fcc9577523524659ec49e2e964b  lib/core/session.py
-8f9ed47a90b8d4b1c11b7e94b3d2e75b  lib/core/settings.py
+a78fff3d9089addb212c284c87baaad4  lib/core/settings.py
 d0adc28a38e43a787df4471f7f027413  lib/core/shell.py
 63491be462c515a1a3880c27c2acc4a2  lib/core/subprocessng.py
 505aaa61e1bba3c3d4567c3e667699e3  lib/core/target.py
 72d499ca8d792e90a1ebfb2ad2341a51  lib/core/testing.py
 de9922a29c71a235cb95a916ff925db2  lib/core/threads.py
 c40758411bb0bd68764d78e0bb72bd0f  lib/core/unescaper.py
-1c2e5a9a34d4778c336a3d66d86ad000  lib/core/update.py
+755dc074f42ca8c73d1f2549a1cf09d1  lib/core/update.py
 fc624104ddb36d41794b7a943fde5f21  lib/core/wordlist.py
 1e5532ede194ac9c083891c2f02bca93  lib/__init__.py
 7620f1f4b8791e13c7184c06b5421754  lib/parse/banner.py