diff --git a/install/saltstack-install.sh b/install/saltstack-install.sh
index b76f154..2429393 100644
--- a/install/saltstack-install.sh
+++ b/install/saltstack-install.sh
@@ -20,13 +20,20 @@ msg_ok "Installed Dependencies"
 
 msg_info "Setup Salt repo"
 mkdir -p /etc/apt/keyrings
-$STD curl -fsSL https://packages.broadcom.com/artifactory/api/security/keypair/SaltProjectKey/public | sudo tee /etc/apt/keyrings/salt-archive-keyring.pgp
-$STD curl -fsSL https://github.com/saltstack/salt-install-guide/releases/latest/download/salt.sources | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/salt.sources
+curl -fsSL https://packages.broadcom.com/artifactory/api/security/keypair/SaltProjectKey/public -o /etc/apt/keyrings/salt-archive-keyring.pgp
+curl -fsSL https://github.com/saltstack/salt-install-guide/releases/latest/download/salt.sources -o /etc/apt/sources.list.d/salt.sources
 $STD apt-get update
 msg_ok "Setup Salt repo"
 
 msg_info "Installing Salt Master"
+RELEASE=$(curl -fsSL https://api.github.com/repos/saltstack/salt/releases/latest | jq -r .tag_name | sed 's/^v//')
+cat <<EOF >/etc/apt/preferences.d/salt-pin-1001
+Package: salt-*
+Pin: version ${RELEASE}
+Pin-Priority: 1001
+EOF
 $STD apt-get install -y salt-master
+echo "${RELEASE}" >/opt/${APPLICATION}_version.txt
 msg_ok "Installed Salt Master"
 
 motd_ssh