diff --git a/smartgears/grsf_services_updater/defaults/main.yml b/smartgears/grsf_services_updater/defaults/main.yml
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+---
+grsf_services_updater_install: False
+grsf_services_updater_ver: latest
+grsf_services_updater_group_id: gr.forth.ics.isl
+grsf_services_updater_name: grsf-services-updater
+grsf_services_updater_extension: war
+grsf_services_updater_file: '{{ grsf_services_updater_name }}-{{ grsf_services_updater_ver }}.{{ grsf_services_updater_extension }}'
diff --git a/smartgears/grsf_services_updater/tasks/main.yml b/smartgears/grsf_services_updater/tasks/main.yml
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+---
+- block:
+    - name: Remove the old grsf-publisher-ws files
+      file: path={{ item }} state=absent
+      with_items:
+        - '{{ smartgears_instance_path }}/webapps/{{ grsf_services_updater_name }}'
+        - '{{ smartgears_instance_path }}/webapps/{{ grsf_services_updater_name }}.{{ grsf_services_updater_extension }}'
+      notify: Restart smartgears
+
+  become: True
+  become_user: '{{ d4science_user }}'
+  tags: [ 'smartgears', 'grsf_services_updater', 'tomcat' ]
+  when: not grsf_services_updater_install 
+
+- block:
+    - name: Get the grsf-publisher-ws war
+      maven_artifact: artifact_id={{ grsf_services_updater_name }} version={{ grsf_services_updater_version | default(omit) }} group_id={{ grsf_services_updater_group_id }} extension={{ grsf_services_updater_extension | default('war') }} repository_url={{ smartgears_global_base_url }} dest={{ smartgears_downloads_dir }}/{{ grsf_services_updater_file }}
+      register: grsf_publisher_download
+  
+    - name: Remove the old grsf-publisher-ws files
+      file: path={{ smartgears_instance_path }}/webapps/{{ grsf_services_updater_name }} state=absent
+      notify: Restart smartgears
+      when: ( grsf_publisher_download | changed )
+  
+    - name: Copy the GRSF publisher under the webapps directory
+      copy: src={{ smartgears_downloads_dir }}/{{ grsf_services_updater_file }} dest={{ smartgears_instance_path }}/webapps/{{ grsf_services_updater_name }}.{{ grsf_services_updater_extension }} remote_src=yes force=yes
+      notify: Restart smartgears
+
+  become: True
+  become_user: '{{ d4science_user }}'
+  tags: [ 'smartgears', 'grsf_services_updater', 'tomcat' ]
+  when: grsf_services_updater_install