diff --git a/salt/common/tools/sbin/soup b/salt/common/tools/sbin/soup
index 1a7d947dd..a2fb0e5eb 100755
--- a/salt/common/tools/sbin/soup
+++ b/salt/common/tools/sbin/soup
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ update_version() {
   # Update the version to the latest
   echo "Updating the version file."
   echo $NEWVERSION > /etc/soversion
-  sed -i "s/$INSTALLEDVERSION/$NEWVERSION/g" /opt/so/saltstack/local/pillar/static.sls
+  sed -i "s|$INSTALLEDVERSION|$NEWVERSION|g" /opt/so/saltstack/local/pillar/static.sls
 }
 
 upgrade_check() {