diff --git a/salt/manager/tools/sbin/soup b/salt/manager/tools/sbin/soup
index b242fd279..af09cc9df 100755
--- a/salt/manager/tools/sbin/soup
+++ b/salt/manager/tools/sbin/soup
@@ -562,7 +562,7 @@ update_version() {
   echo "Updating the Security Onion version file."
   echo $NEWVERSION > /etc/soversion
   echo $HOTFIXVERSION > /etc/sohotfix
-  sed -i "/  soversion:/c\  soversion: $NEWVERSION" /opt/so/saltstack/local/pillar/global/soc_global.sls
+  sed -i "s/soversion:.*/soversion: $NEWVERSION/" /opt/so/saltstack/local/pillar/global/soc_global.sls
 }
 
 upgrade_check() {