diff --git a/jenkins/master/defaults/main.yml b/jenkins/master/defaults/main.yml
index 29c071aa..9d8a2400 100644
--- a/jenkins/master/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/jenkins/master/defaults/main.yml
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ jenkins_sbt_launch_jars:
 
 jenkins_http_port: 8080
 jenkins_http_host: 127.0.0.1
+jenkins_local_url: 'http://{{ jenkins_http_host }}:{{ jenkins_http_port }}'
 jenkins_dest: "/var/lib/jenkins"
 jenkins_webroot: /var/cache/jenkins/war
 jenkins_username: jenkins
@@ -35,37 +36,41 @@ jenkins_cli_dest: "{{ jenkins_dest }}/jenkins-cli.jar" # Jenkins CLI destination
 jenkins_updates_dest: "{{ jenkins_dest }}/updates_jenkins.json" # Jenkins updates file
 jenkins_admin_user_pwd_file: "{{ jenkins_dest }}/.jenkins_admin_pwd"
 
+jenkins_access_params:
+  url_username: '{{ jenkins_admin_user }}'
+  url_password: '{{ jenkins_admin_pwd }}'
+  url: '{{ jenkins_local_url }}'
+
 jenkins_plugins:
-  - 'chucknorris'
-#  - 'configurationslicing'
-  - 'credentials'
-  - 'disk-usage'
-  - 'email-ext'
-  - 'embeddable-build-status'
-  - 'external-monitor-job'
-  - 'ldap'
-  - 'git'
-  - 'github'
-  - 'github-api'
-#  - 'global-build-stats'
-  - 'javadoc'
-  - 'job-dsl'
-#  - 'jobConfigHistory'
-  - 'mailer'
-  - 'maven-plugin'
-  - 'monitoring'
-  - 'extended-read-permission'
-  - 'dependency-queue-plugin'
-  - 'dependencyanalyzer'
-  - 'depgraph-view'
-  - 'progress-bar-column-plugin'
-  - 'publish-over-ftp-plugin'
-  - 'redmine-plugin'
-  - 'slave-utilization-plugin'
-  - 'sonar'
-  - 'ssh-credentials'
-  - 'ssh-slaves'
-  - 'subversion'
-#  - 'timestamper'
-  - 'translation'
-  - 'naginator'
+  chucknorris:
+    enabled: True
+  credentials:
+    enabled: True
+  disk-usage:
+    enabled: True
+  github:
+    enabled: True
+  github-api:
+    enabled: True
+  global-build-stats:
+    enabled: True
+  mailer:
+    enabled: True
+  maven-plugin:
+    enabled: True
+  monitoring:
+    enabled: True
+  extended-read-permission:
+    enabled: True
+  dependency-queue-plugin:
+    enabled: True
+  dependencyanalyzer:
+    enabled: True
+  depgraph-view:
+    enabled: True
+  progress-bar-column-plugin:
+    enabled: True
+  slave-utilization-plugin:
+    enabled: True
+  build-pipeline-plugin:
+    enabled: True
diff --git a/jenkins/master/tasks/main.yml b/jenkins/master/tasks/main.yml
index 34a4cfa7..289fdc27 100644
--- a/jenkins/master/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/jenkins/master/tasks/main.yml
@@ -48,45 +48,70 @@
     - name: Get Jenkins CLI
       get_url: url=http://localhost:{{ jenkins_http_port }}/jnlpJars/jenkins-cli.jar dest={{ jenkins_cli_dest }} mode=0440
 
-    # Get latest Jenkins update file
-    - name: Get Jenkins updates
-      get_url: url=http://updates.jenkins-ci.org/update-center.json dest={{ jenkins_updates_dest }} thirsty=yes mode=0660
-      register: jenkins_updates
-
-    # Jenkins Update-center
-    - name: Update-center Jenkins
-      shell: "cat {{ jenkins_updates_dest }} | sed '1d;$d' | curl -X POST -H 'Accept: application/json' -d @- http://localhost:{{ jenkins_http_port }}/updateCenter/byId/default/postBack"
-      when: jenkins_updates | changed
-
     # Create the Jenkins administrative user password file
     - name: Create the Jenkins administrative user password file
       copy: content={{ jenkins_admin_pwd }} dest={{ jenkins_admin_user_pwd_file }} mode=600
 
-    # login as the Jenkins administrative user
-    - name: login as the Jenkins administrative user
-      command: java -jar {{ jenkins_cli_dest }} -s http://localhost:{{ jenkins_http_port }} login --username {{ jenkins_admin_user }} --password-file {{ jenkins_admin_user_pwd_file }}
-      when: (jenkins_plugins is defined) and (jenkins_updates | changed)
+    - name: Install plugins without a specific version
+      jenkins_plugin: name="{{ item.key }}" params='{{ jenkins_access_params }}'
+      register: my_jenkins_plugin_unversioned
+      when: 'version' not in item.value
+      with_dict: jenkins_plugins
 
-    # Install/update Jenkins plugins
-    - name: Install/update plugins
-      command: java -jar {{ jenkins_cli_dest }} -s http://localhost:{{ jenkins_http_port }} install-plugin {{ item }}
-      when: (jenkins_plugins is defined) and (jenkins_updates | changed)
-      with_items: '{{ jenkins_plugins }}'
+    - name: Install plugins with a specific version
+      jenkins_plugin: name="{{ item.key }}" version="{{ item.value['version'] }}" params='{{ jenkins_access_params }}'
+      register: my_jenkins_plugin_versioned
+      when: 'version' in item.value
+      with_dict: jenkins_plugins
 
-    # Wait for Jenkins to install plugins, assuming 10s should be sufficiant
-    - name: 120 seconds delay while installing plugins
-      wait_for: port={{ jenkins_http_port }} delay={{ jenkins_restart_delay }}
-      when: jenkins_updates | changed
+    - name: Initiate the jenkins_restart_required fact
+      set_fact:
+        jenkins_restart_required: no
 
-    # Safe-restart Jenkins
-    - name: Safe-restart Jenkins
-      command: java -jar {{ jenkins_cli_dest }} -s http://localhost:{{ jenkins_http_port }} safe-restart
-      when: jenkins_updates | changed
+    - name: Check if restart is required by any of the versioned plugins
+      set_fact:
+        jenkins_restart_required: yes
+      when: item.changed
+      with_items: my_jenkins_plugin_versioned.results
 
-    - name: logout the Jenkins administrative user
-      command: java -jar {{ jenkins_cli_dest }} -s http://localhost:{{ jenkins_http_port }} logout
-      when: (jenkins_plugins is defined) and (jenkins_updates | changed)
-      ignore_errors: True
+    - name: Check if restart is required by any of the unversioned plugins
+      set_fact:
+        jenkins_restart_required: yes
+      when: item.changed
+      with_items: my_jenkins_plugin_unversioned.results
+
+    - name: Restart Jenkins if required
+      service: name=jenkins state= restarted
+      when: jenkins_restart_required
+
+    - name: Wait for Jenkins to start up
+      uri:
+        url: '{{ jenkins_local_url }}'
+        status_code: 200
+        timeout: 5
+      register: jenkins_service_status
+      # Keep trying for 5 mins in 5 sec intervals
+      retries: 60
+      delay: 5
+      until: >
+         'status' in jenkins_service_status and
+         jenkins_service_status['status'] == 200
+      when: jenkins_restart_required
+
+    - name: Reset the jenkins_restart_required fact
+      set_fact:
+        jenkins_restart_required: no
+      when: jenkins_restart_required
+
+    - name: Plugin pinning
+      jenkins_plugin: name="{{ item.key }}" state="{{ 'pinned' if item.value['pinned'] else 'unpinned'}}" params='{{ jenkins_access_params }}'
+      when: 'pinned' in item.value
+      with_dict: jenkins_plugins
+
+    - name: Plugin enabling
+      jenkins_plugin: name="{{ item.key }}" state="{{ 'enabled' if item.value['enabled'] else 'disabled'}}" params='{{ jenkins_access_params }}'
+      when: 'enabled' in item.value
+      with_dict: jenkins_plugins
 
   become: True
   become_user: '{{ jenkins_username }}'