diff --git a/gcube/grsf_publisher_ws/defaults/main.yml b/gcube/grsf_publisher_ws/defaults/main.yml
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+---
+grsf_publisher_ws_install: False
+grsf_publisher_ws_upgrade: False
+grsf_publisher_ws_gcube_repository: gcube-staging
+grsf_publisher_ws_ver: 1.0.0-4.2.0-139879
+
+grsf_publisher_ws_name: grsf-publisher-ws
+grsf_publisher_ws_file: '{{ grsf_publisher_ws_name }}-{{ grsf_publisher_ws_ver }}.war'
+
+grsf_publisher_ws_url: 'http://maven.research-infrastructures.eu/nexus/content/repositories/{{ grsf_publisher_ws_gcube_repository }}/org/gcube/data-catalogue/{{grsf_publisher_ws_name}}/{{ grsf_publisher_ws_ver }}/{{ grsf_publisher_ws_file }}'
+
diff --git a/gcube/grsf_publisher_ws/handlers/main.yml b/gcube/grsf_publisher_ws/handlers/main.yml
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+---
+- name: Restart smartgears
+  service: name='tomcat-instance-{{ smartgears_http_port }}' state=restarted
diff --git a/gcube/grsf_publisher_ws/tasks/main.yml b/gcube/grsf_publisher_ws/tasks/main.yml
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+---
+- block:
+    - name: Remove the old grsf-publisher-ws files
+      file: path={{ smartgears_instance_path }}/webapps/{{ grsf_publisher_ws_name }} state=absent
+      when: grsf_publisher_ws_upgrade
+
+    - name: Create the grsf-publisher-ws working directory
+      file: path={{ smartgears_instance_path }}/webapps/{{ grsf_publisher_ws_name }} state=directory owner={{ smartgears_user }} group={{ smartgears_user }}
+  
+    - name: Unarchive the grsf_publisher_ws war
+      unarchive: copy=no src={{ grsf_publisher_ws_url }} dest={{ smartgears_instance_path }}/webapps/{{ grsf_publisher_ws_name }} creates={{ smartgears_instance_path }}/webapps/{{ grsf_publisher_ws_name }}/WEB-INF/lib
+      notify: Restart smartgears
+
+  become: True
+  become_user: '{{ d4science_user }}'
+  tags: [ 'smartgears', 'grsf_publisher_ws', 'tomcat' ]
+  when: grsf_publisher_ws_install