diff --git a/salt/manager/tools/sbin/soup b/salt/manager/tools/sbin/soup
index aa030bcdb..bb6a83d86 100755
--- a/salt/manager/tools/sbin/soup
+++ b/salt/manager/tools/sbin/soup
@@ -418,6 +418,7 @@ preupgrade_changes() {
     [[ "$INSTALLEDVERSION" == 2.4.140 ]] && up_to_2.4.141
     [[ "$INSTALLEDVERSION" == 2.4.141 ]] && up_to_2.4.150
     [[ "$INSTALLEDVERSION" == 2.4.150 ]] && up_to_2.4.160
+    [[ "$INSTALLEDVERSION" == 2.4.160 ]] && up_to_2.4.170
     true
 }
 
@@ -446,6 +447,7 @@ postupgrade_changes() {
     [[ "$POSTVERSION"  == 2.4.140 ]] && post_to_2.4.141
     [[ "$POSTVERSION"  == 2.4.141 ]] && post_to_2.4.150
     [[ "$POSTVERSION"  == 2.4.150 ]] && post_to_2.4.160
+    [[ "$POSTVERSION"  == 2.4.160 ]] && post_to_2.4.170
     true
 }
 
@@ -586,6 +588,11 @@ post_to_2.4.160() {
   POSTVERSION=2.4.160
 }
 
+post_to_2.4.170() {
+  echo "Nothing to apply"
+  POSTVERSION=2.4.170
+}
+
 repo_sync() {
   echo "Sync the local repo."
   su socore -c '/usr/sbin/so-repo-sync' || fail "Unable to complete so-repo-sync."
@@ -829,6 +836,20 @@ up_to_2.4.160() {
   INSTALLEDVERSION=2.4.160
 }
 
+up_to_2.4.170() {
+  echo "Creating pillar files for virtualization feature"
+
+  states=("hypervisor" "vm" "libvirt")
+  
+  # Create pillar files for each state
+  for state in "${states[@]}"; do
+    mkdir -p /opt/so/saltstack/local/pillar/$state
+    touch /opt/so/saltstack/local/pillar/$state/adv_$state.sls /opt/so/saltstack/local/pillar/$state/soc_$state.sls
+  done
+
+  INSTALLEDVERSION=2.4.170
+}
+
 add_hydra_pillars() {
   mkdir -p /opt/so/saltstack/local/pillar/hydra
   touch /opt/so/saltstack/local/pillar/hydra/soc_hydra.sls