diff --git a/lib/core/settings.py b/lib/core/settings.py
index 6345343d6..e0b26bf59 100644
--- a/lib/core/settings.py
+++ b/lib/core/settings.py
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ from lib.core.enums import OS
 from thirdparty.six import unichr as _unichr
 
 # sqlmap version (<major>.<minor>.<month>.<monthly commit>)
-VERSION = "1.4.12.28"
+VERSION = "1.4.12.29"
 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/sqlmap.py b/sqlmap.py
index ac8adf327..446d169ea 100755
--- a/sqlmap.py
+++ b/sqlmap.py
@@ -326,6 +326,12 @@ def main():
             logger.critical(errMsg)
             raise SystemExit
 
+        elif "Permission denied: '" in excMsg:
+            match = re.search(r"Permission denied: '([^']*)", excMsg)
+            errMsg = "permission error occurred while accessing file '%s'" % match.group(1)
+            logger.critical(errMsg)
+            raise SystemExit
+
         elif all(_ in excMsg for _ in ("twophase", "sqlalchemy")):
             errMsg = "please update the 'sqlalchemy' package (>= 1.1.11) "
             errMsg += "(Reference: 'https://qiita.com/tkprof/items/7d7b2d00df9c5f16fffe')"