diff --git a/defaults/main.yml b/defaults/main.yml
index 861a60e..07d4fa4 100644
--- a/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/defaults/main.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 ---
+nexus_download_url: "http://download.sonatype.com/nexus/3/"
 nexus_version: '3.3.1-01'
 nexus_package: "nexus-{{ nexus_version }}-unix.tar.gz"
 nexus_download_dir: '/tmp'
@@ -27,6 +28,8 @@ nexus_docker_hosted_port: 9080
 nexus_docker_proxy_port: 9081
 nexus_docker_group_port: 9082
 nexus_default_context_path: '/'
+nexus_api_url: 'service/siesta/rest/v1/script/'
+nexus_new_api_url: 'service/rest/v1/script/'
 
 nexus_admin_password: 'changeme' # Note : admin password change subsequent to first-time install is *not implemented* yet
 nexus_anonymous_access: false
diff --git a/tasks/call_script.yml b/tasks/call_script.yml
index 6cb1d57..7c5fc31 100644
--- a/tasks/call_script.yml
+++ b/tasks/call_script.yml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 ---
 - name: Calling Groovy script {{ script_name }}
   uri:
-    url: "http://localhost:{{ nexus_default_port }}{{ nexus_default_context_path }}service/siesta/rest/v1/script/{{ script_name }}/run"
+    url: "http://localhost:{{ nexus_default_port }}{{ nexus_default_context_path }}{{ nexus_api_url }}{{ script_name }}/run"
     user: 'admin'
     password: "{{ current_nexus_admin_password }}"
     headers:
diff --git a/tasks/declare_script_each.yml b/tasks/declare_script_each.yml
index ad46e4f..72cdf94 100644
--- a/tasks/declare_script_each.yml
+++ b/tasks/declare_script_each.yml
@@ -1,16 +1,16 @@
 ---
 - name: Removing (potential) previously declared Groovy script {{ item }}
   uri:
-    url: "http://localhost:{{ nexus_default_port }}{{ nexus_default_context_path }}service/siesta/rest/v1/script/{{ item }}"
+    url: "http://localhost:{{ nexus_default_port }}{{ nexus_default_context_path }}{{ nexus_api_url }}{{ item }}"
     user: 'admin'
     password: "{{ current_nexus_admin_password }}"
     method: DELETE
     force_basic_auth: yes
-    status_code: 204,404
+    status_code: 200,204,404
 
 - name: Declaring Groovy script {{ item }}
   uri:
-    url: "http://localhost:{{ nexus_default_port }}{{ nexus_default_context_path }}service/siesta/rest/v1/script"
+    url: "http://localhost:{{ nexus_default_port }}{{ nexus_default_context_path }}{{ nexus_api_url }}"
     user: 'admin'
     password: "{{ current_nexus_admin_password }}"
     body_format: json
diff --git a/tasks/main.yml b/tasks/main.yml
index 2943b6e..1928dff 100644
--- a/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/tasks/main.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,15 @@
 ---
+- name: Determine minor version of Nexus
+  set_fact:
+    minor_nexus_version: "{{ nexus_version | regex_search(regexp,'\\1') }}"
+  vars:
+    regexp: '3\.(\d+)\..*'
+
+- name: Set API URL
+  set_fact:
+    nexus_api_url: "{{ nexus_new_api_url }}"
+  when: minor_nexus_version >= 8
+
 - include: nexus_purge.yml
   when: ((purge is defined) and (purge | bool))