[BUG] "latest" and "latest_snapshot" @ artifactory.downloaded stopped working since python3 upgrade

Description
Since upgrading from python2 to python3, "latest" and "latest_snapshot" versions stopped working.

The version is resolved in a bytes format and injected as such in the url used to download, obtaining a 404 error.

Setup
Salt-minion : 3003.3, 3004
Python 3.7.3, 3.9.2

Steps to reproduce

Download archive file from artifactory:
  artifactory.downloaded:
    - artifact:
       artifactory_url: "{{pillar['artifactory_url']}}"
       repository: "{{ pillar['artifactory_repository']}}"
       group_id: "{{ pillar['artifactory_group_id'] }}"
       artifact_id: "{{ pillar['artifactory_artifact_id'] }}"
       packaging: "{{pillar['artifactory_packaging']}}"
       version: "latest"
    - target_file: /var/local/share/file-latest.tar.gz

Versions Report

Salt Version:
Salt: 3004

Dependency Versions:
cffi: Not Installed
cherrypy: Not Installed
dateutil: 2.8.1
docker-py: Not Installed
gitdb: Not Installed
gitpython: Not Installed
Jinja2: 2.11.3
libgit2: Not Installed
M2Crypto: Not Installed
Mako: Not Installed
msgpack: 1.0.0
msgpack-pure: Not Installed
mysql-python: Not Installed
pycparser: Not Installed
pycrypto: Not Installed
pycryptodome: 3.9.7
pygit2: Not Installed
Python: 3.9.2 (default, Feb 28 2021, 17:03:44)
python-gnupg: Not Installed
PyYAML: 5.3.1
PyZMQ: 20.0.0
smmap: Not Installed
timelib: Not Installed
Tornado: 4.5.3
ZMQ: 4.3.4

System Versions:
dist: debian 11 bullseye
locale: utf-8
machine: x86_64
release: 5.10.0-9-amd64
system: Linux
version: Debian GNU/Linux 11 bullseye

Start at the artifactory.downloaded entry point and trace how the "latest" and "latest_snapshot" versions are resolved and inserted into the download URL. Reproduce the reported configuration on Python 3, then verify that the resolved version is treated as text and the archive download no longer returns a 404.