diff --git a/smartgears/resource_registry/defaults/main.yml b/smartgears/resource_registry/defaults/main.yml
index 71247e6c..220295c1 100644
--- a/smartgears/resource_registry/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/smartgears/resource_registry/defaults/main.yml
@@ -1,13 +1,8 @@
 ---
 resource_registry_install: False
 resource_registry_upgrade: False
-resource_registry_gcube_repository: gcube-snapshots
-resource_registry_snapshot_ver: 1.4.0-SNAPSHOT
-
+resource_registry_version: 1.4.0-4.5.0-148947
 resource_registry_name: resource-registry
-#resource_registry_version: 1.3.0-20170203.144034-13
-#resource_registry_file: '{{ resource_registry_name }}-{{ resource_registry_version }}.war'
-resource_registry_file: '{{ resource_registry_name }}-{{ resource_registry_snapshot_ver }}.war'
-
-resource_registry_url: 'http://maven.research-infrastructures.eu/nexus/service/local/artifact/maven/redirect?r={{ resource_registry_gcube_repository }}&g=org.gcube.information-system&a={{resource_registry_name}}&v={{ resource_registry_snapshot_ver }}&e=war'
-# resource_registry_url: 'http://maven.research-infrastructures.eu/nexus/content/repositories/{{ resource_registry_gcube_repository }}/org/gcube/information-system/{{resource_registry_name}}/{{ resource_registry_snapshot_ver }}/{{ resource_registry_file }}'
+resource_registry_extension: war
+resource_registry_file: '{{ resource_registry_name }}-{{ resource_registry_version }}.{{ resource_registry_extension }}'
+resource_registry_group_id: org.gcube.information-system
diff --git a/smartgears/resource_registry/tasks/main.yml b/smartgears/resource_registry/tasks/main.yml
index b74061ad..f8e6ead4 100644
--- a/smartgears/resource_registry/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/smartgears/resource_registry/tasks/main.yml
@@ -1,24 +1,22 @@
 ---
 - block:
-
     - name: Remove the old resource-registry files
       file: path={{ smartgears_instance_path }}/webapps/{{ resource_registry_name }} state=absent
       when: resource_registry_upgrade
 
-    # # NOTE: Install as the smartgears user so we do not mess with the permissions
-    # - name: Get the resource-registry-service 
-    #   get_url: url={{ resource_registry_url }} dest={{ smartgears_user_home }}/{{ resource_registry_file }}
-  
     - name: Create the resource-registry working directory
       file: path={{ smartgears_instance_path }}/webapps/{{ resource_registry_name }} state=directory owner={{ smartgears_user }} group={{ smartgears_user }}
   
-    - name: Unarchive the resource_registry war
-#      unarchive: copy=no src={{ smartgears_user_home }}/{{ resource_registry_file }} dest={{ smartgears_instance_path }}/webapps/{{ resource_registry_name }} creates={{ smartgears_instance_path }}/webapps/{{ resource_registry_name }}/WEB-INF/lib
-      unarchive: copy=no src={{ resource_registry_url }} dest={{ smartgears_instance_path }}/webapps/{{ resource_registry_name }} creates={{ smartgears_instance_path }}/webapps/{{ resource_registry_name }}/WEB-INF/lib
+    - name: Get the resource_registry war
+      maven_artifact: artifact_id={{ resource_registry_name }} version={{ resource_registry_version | default('latest') }} group_id={{ resource_registry_group_id }} extension={{ resource_registry_extension | default('war') }} repository_url={{ smartgears_global_base_url }} dest={{ smartgears_user_home }}/{{ resource_registry_file }}
+
+    - name: Unarchive the resource registry war
+      unarchive: copy=no src={{ smartgears_user_home }}/{{ resource_registry_file }} dest={{ smartgears_instance_path }}/webapps/{{ resource_registry_name }} creates={{ smartgears_instance_path }}/webapps/{{ resource_registry_name }}/WEB-INF/lib
       notify: Restart smartgears
 
     - name: Install the resource registry configuration
       template: src=config.properties.j2 dest={{ smartgears_instance_path }}/webapps/{{ resource_registry_name }}/WEB-INF/classes/config.properties mode=0440
+      notify: Restart smartgears 
 
   become: True
   become_user: '{{ d4science_user }}'