diff --git a/lib/core/settings.py b/lib/core/settings.py
index 3393569f9..1dabb6fed 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 = "1.2.6.0"
+VERSION = "1.2.6.1"
 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 af939aa6c..ce5f87e48 100644
--- a/lib/core/update.py
+++ b/lib/core/update.py
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ def update():
                 errMsg = "unable to update content of directory '%s' ('%s')" % (directory, getSafeExString(ex))
                 logger.error(errMsg)
             else:
+                attrs = os.stat(os.path.join(directory, "sqlmap.py")).st_mode
                 for wildcard in ('*', ".*"):
                     for _ in glob.glob(os.path.join(directory, wildcard)):
                         try:
@@ -83,6 +84,8 @@ def update():
                     else:
                         if not success:
                             logger.error("update could not be completed")
+                        else:
+                            os.chmod(os.path.join(directory, "sqlmap.py"), attrs)
     else:
         infoMsg = "updating sqlmap to the latest development revision from the "
         infoMsg += "GitHub repository"
diff --git a/txt/checksum.md5 b/txt/checksum.md5
index e5d8636a3..c473dace7 100644
--- a/txt/checksum.md5
+++ b/txt/checksum.md5
@@ -47,14 +47,14 @@ c9a56e58984420a5abb7a3f7aadc196d  lib/core/optiondict.py
 0c3eef46bdbf87e29a3f95f90240d192  lib/core/replication.py
 a7db43859b61569b601b97f187dd31c5  lib/core/revision.py
 fcb74fcc9577523524659ec49e2e964b  lib/core/session.py
-cd402ab35a20d44b7404bcc18f652a16  lib/core/settings.py
+993fd299707fdb019bfe4e12967da74c  lib/core/settings.py
 0dfc2ed40adf72e302291f6ecd4406f6  lib/core/shell.py
 a7edc9250d13af36ac0108f259859c19  lib/core/subprocessng.py
 6306284edcccc185b2df085438572b0d  lib/core/target.py
 72d499ca8d792e90a1ebfb2ad2341a51  lib/core/testing.py
 de9922a29c71a235cb95a916ff925db2  lib/core/threads.py
 c40758411bb0bd68764d78e0bb72bd0f  lib/core/unescaper.py
-af2d1810b6a7ebc61689a53c253ddbaa  lib/core/update.py
+c54afa9950529a5974166464bfd4c34a  lib/core/update.py
 e772deb63270375e685fa5a7b775c382  lib/core/wordlist.py
 1e5532ede194ac9c083891c2f02bca93  lib/__init__.py
 7620f1f4b8791e13c7184c06b5421754  lib/parse/banner.py