diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index d0c10bc48..0637814cd 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-2.0.0-rc.1
\ No newline at end of file
+2.0.1-rc.1
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/salt/common/tools/sbin/soup b/salt/common/tools/sbin/soup
index 878372e68..44c32280e 100755
--- a/salt/common/tools/sbin/soup
+++ b/salt/common/tools/sbin/soup
@@ -43,8 +43,11 @@ clone_to_tmp() {
   # Make a temp location for the files
   mkdir -p /tmp/sogh
   cd /tmp/sogh
-  #git clone -b dev https://github.com/Security-Onion-Solutions/securityonion.git
-  git clone https://github.com/Security-Onion-Solutions/securityonion.git
+  SOUP_BRANCH=""
+  if [ -n "$BRANCH" ]; then
+    SOUP_BRANCH="-b $BRANCH"
+  fi
+  git clone $SOUP_BRANCH https://github.com/Security-Onion-Solutions/securityonion.git
   cd /tmp
   if [ ! -f $UPDATE_DIR/VERSION ]; then
     echo "Update was unable to pull from github. Please check your internet."