diff --git a/lib/core/settings.py b/lib/core/settings.py
index 28861c037..3cf5348f0 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 = "1.3.5.139"
+VERSION = "1.3.5.140"
 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/utils/versioncheck.py b/lib/utils/versioncheck.py
index 55fef3595..57eecb0e0 100644
--- a/lib/utils/versioncheck.py
+++ b/lib/utils/versioncheck.py
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ for _ in extensions:
         errors.append(_)
 
 if errors:
-    errMsg = "missing one or more core extensions (%s) " % (", ".join("'%s'" % _ for _ in errors))
+    errMsg = "[%s] [CRITICAL] missing one or more core extensions (%s) " % (time.strftime("%X"), ", ".join("'%s'" % _ for _ in errors))
     errMsg += "most likely because current version of Python has been "
     errMsg += "built without appropriate dev packages"
     sys.exit(errMsg)