diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 29c2108..040c6c0 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 This project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
 
-## [v1.3.0-SNAPSHOT] 
+## [v1.3.0] 
 
 - maven-portal-bom 4.0.0-SNAPSHOT
 - maven-parent 1.2.0
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index d454716..932952e 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 	<artifactId>sbd-uploadshare-portlet</artifactId>
 	<packaging>war</packaging>
 	<name>SBD-UploadAndSharePortlets Portlet</name>
-	<version>1.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+	<version>1.3.0</version>
 	<description>
 		Upload Dataset And Share Idea Portlets
 		</description>
@@ -70,6 +70,10 @@
 			<artifactId>aslsocial</artifactId>
 			<scope>provided</scope>
 		</dependency>
+		<dependency>
+			<groupId>org.gcube.common</groupId>
+			<artifactId>storagehub-client-library</artifactId>
+		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.gcube.common</groupId>
 			<artifactId>storagehub-client-wrapper</artifactId>
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/user/vremanagement/RequestVRE.java b/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/user/vremanagement/RequestVRE.java
index ad7a0cc..72b0e72 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/user/vremanagement/RequestVRE.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/user/vremanagement/RequestVRE.java
@@ -23,21 +23,16 @@ import org.gcube.applicationsupportlayer.social.shared.SocialNetworkingUser;
 import org.gcube.common.authorization.library.provider.SecurityTokenProvider;
 import org.gcube.common.portal.PortalContext;
 import org.gcube.common.scope.api.ScopeProvider;
+import org.gcube.common.storagehub.client.dsl.FileContainer;
+import org.gcube.common.storagehub.client.dsl.StorageHubClient;
 import org.gcube.common.storagehub.client.plugins.AbstractPlugin;
 import org.gcube.common.storagehub.client.proxies.MessageManagerClient;
-import org.gcube.common.storagehub.model.items.FolderItem;
 import org.gcube.common.storagehubwrapper.server.StorageHubWrapper;
 import org.gcube.common.storagehubwrapper.server.tohl.Workspace;
 import org.gcube.common.storagehubwrapper.shared.tohl.WorkspaceFolder;
 import org.gcube.common.storagehubwrapper.shared.tohl.WorkspaceItem;
-import org.gcube.common.storagehubwrapper.shared.tohl.WorkspaceItemType;
-import org.gcube.common.storagehubwrapper.shared.tohl.exceptions.InsufficientPrivilegesException;
 import org.gcube.common.storagehubwrapper.shared.tohl.exceptions.InternalErrorException;
-import org.gcube.common.storagehubwrapper.shared.tohl.exceptions.ItemAlreadyExistException;
 import org.gcube.common.storagehubwrapper.shared.tohl.exceptions.ItemNotFoundException;
-import org.gcube.common.storagehubwrapper.shared.tohl.exceptions.WorkspaceFolderNotFoundException;
-import org.gcube.common.storagehubwrapper.shared.tohl.exceptions.WrongDestinationException;
-import org.gcube.common.storagehubwrapper.shared.tohl.exceptions.WrongItemTypeException;
 import org.gcube.portal.notifications.bean.GenericItemBean;
 import org.gcube.portal.notifications.thread.MessageNotificationsThread;
 import org.gcube.vomanagement.usermanagement.exception.RoleRetrievalFault;
@@ -68,10 +63,9 @@ import com.liferay.util.bridges.mvc.MVCPortlet;
  * - Request a VRE form Portlet implementation class RequestVRE
  */
 public class RequestVRE extends MVCPortlet {
-	
+
 	private static Log _log = LogFactoryUtil.getLog(RequestVRE.class);
-	
-	
+
 	private static String REQUEST_VRE_ROLE_MANAGER_NAME = "Infrastructure-Manager";
 	private final static String UPLOADED_FILE_ATTR_NAME = "myfile";
 	// make sure in the jsp there's <portlet:resourceURL var="uploadFileURL"
@@ -223,7 +217,7 @@ public class RequestVRE extends MVCPortlet {
 	}
 
 	/**
-	 * @return  the id of the uploaded file
+	 * @return the id of the uploaded file
 	 */
 	private String uploadToUserWorkspace(Workspace ownerWS, String fileName, String mimeType, InputStream fileData) {
 		WorkspaceFolder attachment = null;
@@ -246,8 +240,7 @@ public class RequestVRE extends MVCPortlet {
 			item = ownerWS.uploadFile(attachment.getId(), fileData, fileName,
 					"File created automatically by the System on " + new Date(), null);
 		} catch (Exception e) {
-			_log.error(
-					"uploadToUserWorkspace FAILED while trying to uploadFile " + fileName);
+			_log.error("uploadToUserWorkspace FAILED while trying to uploadFile " + fileName);
 			e.printStackTrace();
 		}
 		String toReturn = item.getId();
@@ -265,7 +258,7 @@ public class RequestVRE extends MVCPortlet {
 				currentUser.getScreenName());
 		ScopeProvider.instance.set(context);
 		SecurityTokenProvider.instance.set(authorizationToken);
-		Workspace workspace = getWorkspace(currentUser.getScreenName(), context);
+
 
 		List<String> recipientIds = new ArrayList<String>();
 		List<GenericItemBean> recipients = new ArrayList<GenericItemBean>();
@@ -285,7 +278,7 @@ public class RequestVRE extends MVCPortlet {
 		List<String> attachmentsList = Arrays.asList(attachmentIds);
 		String body = sb.toString();
 		try {
-			body += getPublicLinksForAttachs(workspace, attachmentsList);
+			body += getPublicLinksForAttachs(attachmentsList, currentUser.getScreenName(), context);
 		} catch (Exception e) {
 			_log.error("Ops, could not generate publick link for some of the attachments");
 			e.printStackTrace();
@@ -312,53 +305,44 @@ public class RequestVRE extends MVCPortlet {
 	 * @throws ItemNotFoundException
 	 * @throws InternalErrorException
 	 */
-	private String getPublicLinksForAttachs(Workspace workspace, List<String> listAttachmentsId)
+	private String getPublicLinksForAttachs(List<String> listAttachmentsId, String currentUser, String context )
 			throws ItemNotFoundException, InternalErrorException {
 		
+		String authorizationToken = PortalContext.getConfiguration().getCurrentUserToken(context, currentUser);
+		ScopeProvider.instance.set(context);
+		SecurityTokenProvider.instance.set(authorizationToken);
+		StorageHubClient shc = new StorageHubClient();
 		_log.debug("Generating public link for attachments: " + listAttachmentsId.toString());
 		if (listAttachmentsId != null && (!listAttachmentsId.isEmpty())) {
-			List<WorkspaceItem> attachments = new ArrayList<WorkspaceItem>();
-			for (String itemId : listAttachmentsId) {
-				try {
-					attachments.add(workspace.getItem(itemId));
-				} catch (Exception e) {
-					_log.error(
-							"in getPublicLinksForAttachs FAILED while trying workspace.getItem id=" + itemId);
-					e.printStackTrace();
-				}
-			}
 
 			StringBuilder builder = new StringBuilder();
 
-			if (attachments != null && attachments.size() > 0) {
-				builder.append("\n\n\nThe following ");
-				String msg = attachments.size() > 1 ? "files were attached to this message:"
-						: "file was attached to this message:";
-				builder.append(msg + "\n");
-				for (WorkspaceItem workspaceItem : attachments) {
+			builder.append("\n\n\nThe following ");
+			String msg = listAttachmentsId.size() > 1 ? "files were attached to this message:"
+					: "file was attached to this message:";
+			builder.append(msg + "\n");
+			for (String itemId : listAttachmentsId) {
+					String publicLink = "";
+					String itemName = "";
+					try {
+						FileContainer file = shc.open(itemId).asFile();
+						itemName = file.get().getName();
+						String downladURL = file.getPublicLink().toString();
+						downladURL = (downladURL.startsWith("https")) ? downladURL : downladURL.replace("http", "https");
+						publicLink = downladURL;
+					} catch (Exception e) {
+						_log.error("An error occurred when creating public link for attachment, skipping file: "
+								+ itemName);
+						e.printStackTrace();
+						return "";
 
-					if (workspaceItem.getType().equals(WorkspaceItemType.FILE_ITEM)) {
-						FolderItem folderItem = (FolderItem) workspaceItem;
-						String publicLink = "";
-						String itemName = "";
-						try {
-							itemName = workspaceItem.getName();
-							publicLink = workspace.getPublicLinkForFile(folderItem.getId()).toString();
-						} catch (Exception e) {
-							_log.error("An error occurred when creating public link for attachment, skipping file: "
-									+ itemName);
-							e.printStackTrace();
-							return "";
-							
-						}
-						builder.append(itemName + " (" + publicLink + ")");
-						builder.append("\n");
 					}
-				}
-				_log.debug("returning public links: " + builder.toString());
-				return builder.toString();
-			} else
-				return "";
+					builder.append(itemName + " (" + publicLink + ")");
+					builder.append("\n");
+			}
+			_log.debug("returning public links: " + builder.toString());
+			return builder.toString();
+
 		} else
 			return "";
 	}