diff --git a/tasks/main.yml b/tasks/main.yml
index 075a013..01551b1 100644
--- a/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/tasks/main.yml
@@ -2,15 +2,73 @@
 - name: Create /opt/src
   file: path=/opt/src state=directory recurse=yes
 
-- name: Create lib dir
-  file: path={{sbt_lib_path_target}} state=directory recurse=yes
+- name: Check installed sbt version
+  command: "'{{ sbt_link_target }}' -no-colors sbtVersion"
+  ignore_errors: yes
+  args:
+    strip_empty_ends: yes
+  register: sbt_version_check_result
 
-- name: Download sbt v{{sbt_version}}
-  get_url: url={{sbt_download_url}} 
-    dest=/opt/src/{{sbt_archive_file}}
+- set_fact:
+    installed_sbt_version: ""
 
-- name: Unpack sbt
-  unarchive: src=/opt/src/{{sbt_archive_file}} dest={{sbt_lib_path_target}} copy=no
+- debug:
+    msg: "sbt_version_check_result.stdout={{ sbt_version_check_result.stdout }}"
+  when: sbt_version_check_result.rc == 0
 
-- name: Link sbt
-  file: state=link src={{sbt_lib_path_target}}/sbt/bin/sbt dest={{sbt_link_target}}
+- set_fact:
+    installed_sbt_version: "{{ sbt_version_check_result.stdout | regex_search('(?<= )[0-9]+[.][0-9]+[.][0-9]+$') }}"
+  when: sbt_version_check_result.rc == 0
+
+- set_fact:
+    correct_version_of_sbt_already_installed: "{{ installed_sbt_version == sbt_version }}"
+
+- debug:
+    msg:
+      - "installed_sbt_version={{ installed_sbt_version }}"
+      - "sbt version we want to install: {{ sbt_version }}"
+      - "correct_version_of_sbt_already_installed={{ correct_version_of_sbt_already_installed }}"
+
+- block:
+    - name: Create lib dir
+      file:
+        path: "{{sbt_lib_path_target}}"
+        state: directory
+        recurse: yes
+
+    - name: Download sbt v{{sbt_version}}
+      get_url:
+        url: "{{sbt_download_url}} "
+        dest: "/opt/src/{{sbt_archive_file}}"
+        checksum: "{{ sbt_archive_checksum }}"
+
+    - name: Unpack sbt
+      unarchive:
+        src: "/opt/src/{{sbt_archive_file}}"
+        dest: "{{sbt_lib_path_target}}"
+        copy: no
+
+    - name: Link sbt
+      file:
+        state: link
+        src: "{{sbt_lib_path_target}}/sbt/bin/sbt"
+        dest: "{{sbt_link_target}}"
+
+    - name: Validate installed sbt version
+      command: "'{{ sbt_link_target }}' -no-colors sbtVersion"
+      register: sbt_version_validation
+      retries: 5
+      delay: 10
+      until: sbt_version_validation is not failed
+
+    - set_fact:
+        finally_installed_sbt_version: "{{ sbt_version_validation.stdout | regex_search('(?<= )[0-9]+[.][0-9]+[.][0-9]+$') }}"
+
+    - debug:
+        msg: "finally_installed_sbt_version={{ finally_installed_sbt_version }}"
+
+    - assert:
+        that:
+          - finally_installed_sbt_version == sbt_version
+
+  when: not correct_version_of_sbt_already_installed
diff --git a/vars/main.yml b/vars/main.yml
index 9daddbb..b8c25f6 100644
--- a/vars/main.yml
+++ b/vars/main.yml
@@ -1,10 +1,12 @@
 ---
 sbt_playbook_version: "0.2.0"
-sbt_version: "0.13.7"
+sbt_version: "0.13.18"
 sbt_archive_name: "sbt-{{sbt_version}}"
 sbt_archive_file: "{{sbt_archive_name}}.tgz"
-sbt_download_url: "https://dl.bintray.com/sbt/native-packages/sbt/{{sbt_version}}/{{sbt_archive_file}}"
-
-sbt_lib_path: "/usr/share/sbt"
+sbt_url_prefix: "https://github.com/sbt/sbt/releases/download"
+sbt_download_url: "{{ sbt_url_prefix }}/v{{ sbt_version }}/{{ sbt_archive_file }}"
+sbt_archive_checksum: "sha256:afe82322ca8e63e6f1e10fc1eb515eb7dc6c3e5a7f543048814072a03d83b331"
+sbt_install_prefix: /usr/local
+sbt_lib_path: "{{ sbt_install_prefix }}/share/sbt"
 sbt_lib_path_target: "{{sbt_lib_path}}/{{sbt_version}}"
-sbt_link_target: "/usr/bin/sbt"
\ No newline at end of file
+sbt_link_target: "{{ sbt_install_prefix }}/bin/sbt"