diff --git a/salt/idstools/etc/rulecat.conf b/salt/idstools/etc/rulecat.conf
index db78cec29..e4ec611db 100644
--- a/salt/idstools/etc/rulecat.conf
+++ b/salt/idstools/etc/rulecat.conf
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {%- from 'vars/globals.map.jinja' import GLOBALS -%}
 {%- from 'soc/merged.map.jinja' import SOCMERGED -%}
---suricata-version=6.0
+--suricata-version=7.0.3
 --merged=/opt/so/rules/nids/suri/all.rules
 --output=/nsm/rules/detect-suricata/custom_temp
 --local=/opt/so/rules/nids/suri/local.rules
@@ -20,4 +20,4 @@
 --local={{ ruleset.file }}
         {%- endif %}
     {%- endfor %}
-{%- endif %}
\ No newline at end of file
+{%- endif %}