diff --git a/smartgears/cmems_importer_se_plugin/defaults/main.yml b/smartgears/cmems_importer_se_plugin/defaults/main.yml
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+---
+cmems_importer_se_plugin_install: False
+cmems_importer_se_plugin_upgrade: False
+cmems_importer_se_plugin_version: latest
+
+cmems_importer_se_plugin_group_id: 'org.gcube.dataanalysis'
+cmems_importer_se_plugin_name: 'cmems-importer-se-plugin'
+cmems_importer_se_plugin_extension: 'jar'
+cmems_importer_se_plugin_classifier: 'jar-with-dependencies'
+cmems_importer_se_plugin_file: '{{ cmems_importer_se_plugin_name }}-{{ cmems_importer_se_plugin_version }}-jar-with-dependencies.{{ cmems_importer_se_plugin_extension }}'
+
+# Note: the deb package nco is required
diff --git a/smartgears/cmems_importer_se_plugin/tasks/main.yml b/smartgears/cmems_importer_se_plugin/tasks/main.yml
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+---
+- block:
+    - name: Remove the old cmems-importer plugin
+      shell: rm -f {{ smartgears_instance_path }}/webapps/{{ smart_executor_name }}/WEB-INF/lib/cmems-importer-se-plugin-*-jar-with-dependencies.jar
+      when: cmems_importer_se_plugin_upgrade
+    
+    - name: Install the cmems-importer plugin inside the smart executor lib directory
+      maven_artifact: artifact_id={{ cmems_importer_se_plugin_name }} version={{ cmems_importer_se_plugin_version | default(omit) }} group_id={{ cmems_importer_se_plugin_group_id }} extension={{ cmems_importer_se_plugin_extension | default('war') }} repository_url={{ smartgears_global_base_url }} classifier={{ cmems_importer_se_plugin_classifier }} dest={{ smartgears_instance_path }}/webapps/{{ smart_executor_name }}/WEB-INF/lib/{{ cmems_importer_se_plugin_file }}
+      notify: Restart smartgears
+ 
+    - name: Install the nco package
+      become_user: root
+      apt: pkg=nco state=present update_cache=yes cache_valid_time=1800
+
+  become: True
+  become_user: '{{ smartgears_user }}'
+  when: cmems_importer_se_plugin_install
+  tags: [ 'smartgears', 'cmems_importer_se', 'tomcat' ]