diff --git a/lib/core/option.py b/lib/core/option.py
index 02d740314..7d11c809f 100644
--- a/lib/core/option.py
+++ b/lib/core/option.py
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ See the file 'LICENSE' for copying permission
 
 from __future__ import division
 
+import codecs
 import functools
 import glob
 import inspect
@@ -1527,7 +1528,7 @@ def _cleanupOptions():
     if conf.encoding:
         try:
             codecs.lookup(conf.encoding)
-        except Exception as ex:
+        except LookupError:
             errMsg = "unknown encoding '%s'" % conf.encoding
             raise SqlmapValueException(errMsg)
 
diff --git a/lib/core/settings.py b/lib/core/settings.py
index 96883a969..8db6b6300 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 = "1.3.11.99"
+VERSION = "1.3.11.100"
 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)