diff --git a/salt/salt/cloud/cloud.profiles.d/socloud.conf.jinja b/salt/salt/cloud/cloud.profiles.d/socloud.conf.jinja
index 025e23d89..23fd15983 100644
--- a/salt/salt/cloud/cloud.profiles.d/socloud.conf.jinja
+++ b/salt/salt/cloud/cloud.profiles.d/socloud.conf.jinja
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ sool9_{{host}}:
   private_key: /etc/ssh/auth_keys/soqemussh/id_ecdsa
   sudo: True
   deploy_command: sh /tmp/.saltcloud-*/deploy.sh
-  script_args: -r -F -x python3 stable 3006.9
+  script_args: -r -F -x python3 stable {{ SALTVERSION }}
   minion:
     master: {{ grains.host }}
     master_port: 4506
diff --git a/salt/salt/cloud/config.sls b/salt/salt/cloud/config.sls
index dfbfda56b..8dfbf325e 100644
--- a/salt/salt/cloud/config.sls
+++ b/salt/salt/cloud/config.sls
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 {% if '.'.join(sls.split('.')[:2]) in allowed_states %}
 {%   if 'vrt' in salt['pillar.get']('features', []) %}
 {%     set HYPERVISORS = salt['pillar.get']('hypervisor:nodes', {} ) %}
+{%     from 'salt/map.jinja' import SALTVERSION %}
 
 {%     if HYPERVISORS %}
 cloud_providers:
@@ -32,6 +33,7 @@ cloud_profiles:
         HYPERVISORS: {{HYPERVISORS}}
         MANAGERHOSTNAME: {{ grains.host }}
         MANAGERIP: {{ pillar.host.mainip }}
+        SALTVERSION: {{ SALTVERSION }}
     - template: jinja
     - makedirs: True
 {%     endif %}