diff --git a/salt/common/tools/sbin/so-docker-prune b/salt/common/tools/sbin/so-docker-prune
index 5a56f506d..f6c043ef3 100755
--- a/salt/common/tools/sbin/so-docker-prune
+++ b/salt/common/tools/sbin/so-docker-prune
@@ -60,15 +60,19 @@ def main(quiet):
   no_prunable = True
   for t_list in grouped_tag_lists:
     try:
-      # Keep the 2 most current images
+      # Group tags by version, in case multiple images exist with the same version string
       t_list.sort(key=lambda x: Version(get_image_version(x)), reverse=True)
-      if len(t_list) <= 2:
+      grouped_t_list = [ list(it) for _,it in groupby(t_list, lambda x: get_image_version(x)) ]
+
+      # Keep the 2 most current version groups
+      if len(grouped_t_list) <= 2:
         continue
       else:
         no_prunable = False
-        for tag in t_list[2:]:
-          if not quiet: print(f'Removing image {tag}')
-          client.images.remove(tag)
+        for group in grouped_t_list[2:]:
+          for tag in group:
+            if not quiet: print(f'Removing image {tag}')
+            client.images.remove(tag)
     except InvalidVersion as e:
       print(f'so-{get_so_image_basename(t_list[0])}: {e.args[0]}', file=sys.stderr)
       exit(1)
diff --git a/salt/salt/map.jinja b/salt/salt/map.jinja
index 6b5273b84..5d6d980be 100644
--- a/salt/salt/map.jinja
+++ b/salt/salt/map.jinja
@@ -3,24 +3,19 @@
 
 {% if grains.os == 'Ubuntu' %}
   {% set SPLITCHAR = '+' %}
+  {% set SALTNOTHELD = salt['cmd.run']('apt-mark showhold | grep salt-* ; echo $?', python_shell=True) %}
 {% else %}
   {% set SPLITCHAR = '-' %}
+  {% set SALTNOTHELD = salt['cmd.run']('yum versionlock list | grep salt-* ; echo $?', python_shell=True) %}
 {% endif %}
 
 {% set INSTALLEDSALTVERSION = salt['pkg.version']('salt-minion').split(SPLITCHAR)[0] %}
-{% set ISAIRGAP = salt['pillar.get']('global:airgap', 'False') %}
-
-{% if grains.os|lower == 'ubuntu' %}
-  {% set COMMON = 'salt-common' %}
-{% elif grains.os|lower in ['centos', 'redhat'] %}
-  {% set COMMON = 'salt' %}
-{% endif %}
 
 {% if grains.saltversion|string != SALTVERSION|string %}
   {% if grains.os|lower in ['centos', 'redhat'] %}
-      {% set UPGRADECOMMAND = 'yum clean all ; yum versionlock delete "salt-*" && /usr/sbin/bootstrap-salt.sh -X -s 120 -r -F -x python3 stable ' ~ SALTVERSION ~ ' ; yum versionlock add "salt-*"' %}
+      {% set UPGRADECOMMAND = 'yum clean all ; /usr/sbin/bootstrap-salt.sh -X -s 120 -r -F -x python3 stable ' ~ SALTVERSION ~ ' && yum versionlock add "salt-*"' %}
   {% elif grains.os|lower == 'ubuntu' %}
-    {% set UPGRADECOMMAND = 'apt-mark unhold salt-common ; apt-mark unhold salt-minion && /usr/sbin/bootstrap-salt.sh -X -s 120 -F -x python3 stable ' ~ SALTVERSION ~ ' ; apt-mark hold salt-common && apt-mark hold salt-minion' %}
+    {% set UPGRADECOMMAND = '/usr/sbin/bootstrap-salt.sh -X -s 120 -F -x python3 stable ' ~ SALTVERSION ~ ' && apt-mark hold salt-common && apt-mark hold salt-minion' %}
   {% endif %}
 {% else %}
   {% set UPGRADECOMMAND = 'echo Already running Salt Minion version ' ~ SALTVERSION %}
diff --git a/salt/salt/master.sls b/salt/salt/master.sls
index 3c23bbb36..8b2b6c7d0 100644
--- a/salt/salt/master.sls
+++ b/salt/salt/master.sls
@@ -1,17 +1,16 @@
+{% from 'salt/map.jinja' import SALTNOTHELD %}
 {% from 'allowed_states.map.jinja' import allowed_states %}
 {% if sls in allowed_states %}
 
-{% from 'salt/map.jinja' import COMMON with context %}
-
 include:
   - salt.minion
 
-salt_master_package:
-  pkg.installed:
-    - pkgs:
-      - {{ COMMON }}
-      - salt-master
-    - hold: True
+{% if SALTNOTHELD == 1 %}
+hold_salt_master_package:
+  module.run:
+    - pkg.hold:
+      - name: salt-master
+{% endif %}
 
 salt_master_service:
   service.running:
diff --git a/salt/salt/minion.sls b/salt/salt/minion.sls
index 1c7f1a5e8..5145da34b 100644
--- a/salt/salt/minion.sls
+++ b/salt/salt/minion.sls
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
-{% from 'salt/map.jinja' import COMMON with context %}
 {% from 'salt/map.jinja' import UPGRADECOMMAND with context %}
 {% from 'salt/map.jinja' import SALTVERSION %}
 {% from 'salt/map.jinja' import INSTALLEDSALTVERSION %}
+{% from 'salt/map.jinja' import SALTNOTHELD %}
 {% import_yaml 'salt/minion.defaults.yaml' as SALTMINION %}
 {% set service_start_delay = SALTMINION.salt.minion.service_start_delay %}
 
@@ -9,6 +9,15 @@ include:
   - salt
   - systemd.reload
 
+{% if INSTALLEDSALTVERSION|string != SALTVERSION|string %}
+
+{% if SALTNOTHELD == 0 %}
+unhold_salt_packages:
+  module.run:
+    - pkg.unhold:
+      - name: 'salt-*'
+{% endif %}
+
 install_salt_minion:
   cmd.run:
     - name: |
@@ -16,15 +25,16 @@ install_salt_minion:
         exec 1>&- # close stdout
         exec 2>&- # close stderr
         nohup /bin/sh -c '{{ UPGRADECOMMAND }}' &
-    - onlyif: test "{{INSTALLEDSALTVERSION}}" != "{{SALTVERSION}}"
+{% endif %}
 
-salt_minion_package:
-  pkg.installed:
-    - pkgs:
-      - {{ COMMON }}
-      - salt-minion
-    - hold: True
-    - onlyif: test "{{INSTALLEDSALTVERSION}}" == "{{SALTVERSION}}"
+{% if INSTALLEDSALTVERSION|string == SALTVERSION|string %}
+
+{% if SALTNOTHELD == 1 %}
+hold_salt_packages:
+  module.run:
+    - pkg.hold:
+      - name: 'salt-*'
+{% endif %}
 
 set_log_levels:
   file.append:
@@ -46,11 +56,11 @@ salt_minion_service_unit_file:
       - module: systemd_reload
     - listen_in:
       - service: salt_minion_service
-    - onlyif: test "{{INSTALLEDSALTVERSION}}" == "{{SALTVERSION}}"
+{% endif %}
 
+# this has to be outside the if statement above since there are <requisite>_in calls to this state
 salt_minion_service:
   service.running:
     - name: salt-minion
     - enable: True
-    - onlyif: test "{{INSTALLEDSALTVERSION}}" == "{{SALTVERSION}}"
-
+    - onlyif: test "{{INSTALLEDSALTVERSION}}" == "{{SALTVERSION}}"
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