diff --git a/etc/checksum/md5sum.md5 b/etc/checksum/md5sum.md5
index 079a884..9e79ddd 100644
--- a/etc/checksum/md5sum.md5
+++ b/etc/checksum/md5sum.md5
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ fa40d9681c7c3024bd50ad12ef231d6d  ./lib/attacks/nmap_scan/__init__.py
 833a08e289a14935e476742ec3a27e81  ./lib/core/common.py
 1faa2b5dfad6eb538bbfe42942d2a9da  ./lib/core/errors.py
 d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e  ./lib/core/__init__.py
-48a84b7da7d66b77f27e2ebc5270a30a  ./lib/core/settings.py
+c516187b0157883ba980bc5d41a97a2d  ./lib/core/settings.py
 d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e  ./var/google_search/__init__.py
 ebe79f9647d78d519a0307aaaab1e425  ./var/google_search/search.py
 d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e  ./var/__init__.py
diff --git a/lib/core/settings.py b/lib/core/settings.py
index 1b3a38c..b4f944f 100644
--- a/lib/core/settings.py
+++ b/lib/core/settings.py
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ CLONE = "https://github.com/ekultek/zeus-scanner.git"
 ISSUE_LINK = "https://github.com/ekultek/zeus-scanner/issues"
 
 # current version <major.minor.commit.patch ID>
-VERSION = "1.2.25".format(PATCH_ID)
+VERSION = "1.2.26".format(PATCH_ID)
 
 # colors to output depending on the version
 VERSION_TYPE_COLORS = {"dev": 33, "stable": 92, "other": 30}