diff --git a/salt/common/tools/sbin/soup b/salt/common/tools/sbin/soup
index 500651e80..e6540ab69 100755
--- a/salt/common/tools/sbin/soup
+++ b/salt/common/tools/sbin/soup
@@ -268,7 +268,7 @@ update_version() {
   # Update the version to the latest
   echo "Updating the Security Onion version file."
   echo $NEWVERSION > /etc/soversion
-  sed -i "s/$INSTALLEDVERSION/$NEWVERSION/g" /opt/so/saltstack/local/pillar/global.sls
+  sed -i "/  soversion:/c\  soversion: $NEWVERSION" /opt/so/saltstack/local/pillar/global.sls
 }
 
 upgrade_check() {