diff --git a/lib/core/settings.py b/lib/core/settings.py
index ca9c13f91..ef6247e85 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 = "1.10.9.19"
+VERSION = "1.10.9.20"
 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/hash.py b/lib/utils/hash.py
index 28d00160b..18b5ee0b8 100644
--- a/lib/utils/hash.py
+++ b/lib/utils/hash.py
@@ -406,7 +406,7 @@ def crypt_generic_passwd(password, salt, **kwargs):
     'rl.3StKT.4T8M'
     """
 
-    password = getUnicode(password)  # stdlib crypt.crypt() requires str, unlike the hashlib-based functions here
+    password = getText(password)  # crypt.crypt() requires native str (unicode on Py3, bytes on Py2/PyPy), unlike the hashlib-based functions here
 
     return getText(crypt(password, salt))