diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 81f587778..1f7f94a3b 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
-*.py[cod]
 output/
+__pycache__/
+*.py[cod]
 .sqlmap_history
 traffic.txt
 *~
+req*.txt
 .idea/
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/lib/core/settings.py b/lib/core/settings.py
index efc2961a7..64c7eaab4 100644
--- a/lib/core/settings.py
+++ b/lib/core/settings.py
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ from lib.core.enums import DBMS_DIRECTORY_NAME
 from lib.core.enums import OS
 
 # sqlmap version (<major>.<minor>.<month>.<monthly commit>)
-VERSION = "1.3.4.25"
+VERSION = "1.3.4.26"
 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)