diff --git a/data/txt/sha256sums.txt b/data/txt/sha256sums.txt
index 355b96701..b0b87b228 100644
--- a/data/txt/sha256sums.txt
+++ b/data/txt/sha256sums.txt
@@ -189,12 +189,12 @@ ccc4a717e887652b1fcce073d9409d9c59a3b28548c703a9e453d15845f90cd7  lib/core/patch
 48797d6c34dd9bb8a53f7f3794c85f4288d82a9a1d6be7fcf317d388cb20d4b3  lib/core/replication.py
 0b8c38a01bb01f843d94a6c5f2075ee47520d0c4aa799cecea9c3e2c5a4a23a6  lib/core/revision.py
 888daba83fd4a34e9503fe21f01fef4cc730e5cde871b1d40e15d4cbc847d56c  lib/core/session.py
-b1c78a1fbae173f740e783f76cf1fd666cbf5f481c0478e8c1572baf4d885dc4  lib/core/settings.py
+4ea19be3a4d0846babbb6ba273d0f590d34e9e97a094184f3507c02882a5e389  lib/core/settings.py
 cd5a66deee8963ba8e7e9af3dd36eb5e8127d4d68698811c29e789655f507f82  lib/core/shell.py
 bcb5d8090d5e3e0ef2a586ba09ba80eef0c6d51feb0f611ed25299fbb254f725  lib/core/subprocessng.py
 70ea3768f1b3062b22d20644df41c86238157ec80dd43da40545c620714273c6  lib/core/target.py
 d213562601682fd72603a22f35e5af4e3f41e23bfb143e1584a4fa212a232635  lib/core/testing.py
-e3e653364d08d04d7492aa40a2bd29c6a28f4d78fecdd6c10f21f6cb28b98b4c  lib/core/threads.py
+95656c44bab1771f4808030dd6a17eae5b129cb1234443f00b19695c7b712b86  lib/core/threads.py
 b9aacb840310173202f79c2ba125b0243003ee6b44c92eca50424f2bdfc83c02  lib/core/unescaper.py
 53e396902cb2546eaa09e77073fcba8be8827ee9ce055cfc899e81b0e6ad4d6d  lib/core/update.py
 2400e465fa4d13e4c32795910878c71ff212e4361b46428d57ce43983f5e997c  lib/core/wordlist.py
diff --git a/lib/core/settings.py b/lib/core/settings.py
index 85ba9324e..8b1d9fd23 100644
--- a/lib/core/settings.py
+++ b/lib/core/settings.py
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ from lib.core.enums import OS
 from thirdparty import six
 
 # sqlmap version (<major>.<minor>.<month>.<monthly commit>)
-VERSION = "1.10.6.137"
+VERSION = "1.10.6.138"
 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/threads.py b/lib/core/threads.py
index 8d2528ce2..96d646859 100644
--- a/lib/core/threads.py
+++ b/lib/core/threads.py
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ from lib.core.exception import SqlmapThreadException
 from lib.core.exception import SqlmapUserQuitException
 from lib.core.exception import SqlmapValueException
 from lib.core.settings import MAX_NUMBER_OF_THREADS
-from lib.core.settings import PYVERSION
 
 shared = AttribDict()
 
@@ -93,7 +92,7 @@ def getCurrentThreadName():
     Returns current's thread name
     """
 
-    return threading.current_thread().getName()
+    return threading.current_thread().name
 
 def exceptionHandledFunction(threadFunction, silent=False):
     try:
@@ -107,17 +106,14 @@ def exceptionHandledFunction(threadFunction, silent=False):
 
         if not silent and kb.get("threadContinue") and not kb.get("multipleCtrlC") and not isinstance(ex, (SqlmapUserQuitException, SqlmapSkipTargetException)):
             errMsg = getSafeExString(ex) if isinstance(ex, SqlmapBaseException) else "%s: %s" % (type(ex).__name__, getSafeExString(ex))
-            logger.error("thread %s: '%s'" % (threading.currentThread().getName(), errMsg))
+            logger.error("thread %s: '%s'" % (threading.current_thread().name, errMsg))
 
             if conf.get("verbose") > 1 and not isinstance(ex, SqlmapConnectionException):
                 traceback.print_exc()
 
 def setDaemon(thread):
     # Reference: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/190010/daemon-threads-explanation
-    if PYVERSION >= "2.6":
-        thread.daemon = True
-    else:
-        thread.setDaemon(True)
+    thread.daemon = True
 
 def runThreads(numThreads, threadFunction, cleanupFunction=None, forwardException=True, threadChoice=False, startThreadMsg=True):
     threads = []
@@ -233,7 +229,7 @@ def runThreads(numThreads, threadFunction, cleanupFunction=None, forwardExceptio
     except (SqlmapConnectionException, SqlmapValueException) as ex:
         print()
         kb.threadException = True
-        logger.error("thread %s: '%s'" % (threading.currentThread().getName(), ex))
+        logger.error("thread %s: '%s'" % (threading.current_thread().name, ex))
 
         if conf.get("verbose") > 1 and isinstance(ex, SqlmapValueException):
             traceback.print_exc()
@@ -249,7 +245,7 @@ def runThreads(numThreads, threadFunction, cleanupFunction=None, forwardExceptio
 
                 kb.threadException = True
                 errMsg = unhandledExceptionMessage()
-                logger.error("thread %s: %s" % (threading.currentThread().getName(), errMsg))
+                logger.error("thread %s: %s" % (threading.current_thread().name, errMsg))
                 traceback.print_exc()
 
     finally: