diff --git a/vagrant/Install-on-Centos-7.sh b/vagrant/Install-on-Centos-7.sh
index e2592f65..2f9a0eef 100755
--- a/vagrant/Install-on-Centos-7.sh
+++ b/vagrant/Install-on-Centos-7.sh
@@ -159,23 +159,16 @@ sudo sed -i 's:#.*::' /etc/httpd/conf.d/nominatim.conf #DOCS:
 # Building and Configuration
 # --------------------------
 #
-# Get the source code from Github and change into the source directory
+# Get the source code for the release and unpack it
 #
 if [ "x$1" == "xyes" ]; then  #DOCS:    :::sh
     cd $USERHOME
-    git clone --recursive git://github.com/openstreetmap/Nominatim.git
-    cd Nominatim
+    wget https://nominatim.org/release/Nominatim-3.5.0.tar.bz2
+    tar xf Nominatim-3.5.0.tar.bz2
 else                               #DOCS:
     cd $USERHOME/Nominatim         #DOCS:
 fi                                 #DOCS:
 
-# When installing the latest source from github, you also need to
-# download the country grid:
-
-if [ ! -f data/country_osm_grid.sql.gz ]; then       #DOCS:    :::sh
-    wget --no-verbose -O data/country_osm_grid.sql.gz https://www.nominatim.org/data/country_grid.sql.gz
-fi                                 #DOCS:
-
 # The code must be built in a separate directory. Create this directory,
 # then configure and build Nominatim in there:
 
@@ -183,7 +176,7 @@ fi                                 #DOCS:
     cd $USERHOME
     mkdir build
     cd build
-    cmake $USERHOME/Nominatim
+    cmake $USERHOME/Nominatim-3.5.0
     make
 
 #
@@ -194,10 +187,10 @@ fi                                 #DOCS:
 # with a web server accessible from the Internet. At a minimum the
 # following SELinux labeling should be done for Nominatim:
 
-    sudo semanage fcontext -a -t httpd_sys_content_t "$USERHOME/Nominatim/(website|lib|settings)(/.*)?"
+    sudo semanage fcontext -a -t httpd_sys_content_t "$USERHOME/Nominatim-3.5.0/(website|lib|settings)(/.*)?"
     sudo semanage fcontext -a -t httpd_sys_content_t "$USERHOME/build/(website|lib|settings)(/.*)?"
     sudo semanage fcontext -a -t lib_t "$USERHOME/build/module/nominatim.so"
-    sudo restorecon -R -v $USERHOME/Nominatim
+    sudo restorecon -R -v $USERHOME/Nominatim-3.5.0
     sudo restorecon -R -v $USERHOME/build
 
 
diff --git a/vagrant/Install-on-Centos-8.sh b/vagrant/Install-on-Centos-8.sh
index fdfec24b..d0b9eaba 100755
--- a/vagrant/Install-on-Centos-8.sh
+++ b/vagrant/Install-on-Centos-8.sh
@@ -153,23 +153,16 @@ sudo sed -i 's:#.*::' /etc/httpd/conf.d/nominatim.conf #DOCS:
 # Building and Configuration
 # --------------------------
 #
-# Get the source code from Github and change into the source directory
+# Get the source code for the release and unpack it
 #
 if [ "x$1" == "xyes" ]; then  #DOCS:    :::sh
     cd $USERHOME
-    git clone --recursive git://github.com/openstreetmap/Nominatim.git
-    cd Nominatim
+    wget https://nominatim.org/release/Nominatim-3.5.0.tar.bz2
+    tar xf Nominatim-3.5.0.tar.bz2
 else                               #DOCS:
     cd $USERHOME/Nominatim         #DOCS:
 fi                                 #DOCS:
 
-# When installing the latest source from github, you also need to
-# download the country grid:
-
-if [ ! -f data/country_osm_grid.sql.gz ]; then       #DOCS:    :::sh
-    wget --no-verbose -O data/country_osm_grid.sql.gz https://www.nominatim.org/data/country_grid.sql.gz
-fi                                 #DOCS:
-
 # The code must be built in a separate directory. Create this directory,
 # then configure and build Nominatim in there:
 
@@ -177,7 +170,7 @@ fi                                 #DOCS:
     cd $USERHOME
     mkdir build
     cd build
-    cmake $USERHOME/Nominatim
+    cmake $USERHOME/Nominatim-3.5.0
     make
 
 #
@@ -188,10 +181,10 @@ fi                                 #DOCS:
 # with a web server accessible from the Internet. At a minimum the
 # following SELinux labeling should be done for Nominatim:
 
-    sudo semanage fcontext -a -t httpd_sys_content_t "$USERHOME/Nominatim/(website|lib|settings)(/.*)?"
+    sudo semanage fcontext -a -t httpd_sys_content_t "$USERHOME/Nominatim-3.5.0/(website|lib|settings)(/.*)?"
     sudo semanage fcontext -a -t httpd_sys_content_t "$USERHOME/build/(website|lib|settings)(/.*)?"
     sudo semanage fcontext -a -t lib_t "$USERHOME/build/module/nominatim.so"
-    sudo restorecon -R -v $USERHOME/Nominatim
+    sudo restorecon -R -v $USERHOME/Nominatim-3.5.0
     sudo restorecon -R -v $USERHOME/build
 
 
diff --git a/vagrant/Install-on-Ubuntu-18.sh b/vagrant/Install-on-Ubuntu-18.sh
index 02a1c738..2555cf7a 100755
--- a/vagrant/Install-on-Ubuntu-18.sh
+++ b/vagrant/Install-on-Ubuntu-18.sh
@@ -108,14 +108,14 @@ export DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive #DOCS:
 
 #DOCS:```sh
 sudo tee /etc/apache2/conf-available/nominatim.conf << EOFAPACHECONF
-<Directory "$USERHOME/build/website"> #DOCS:<Directory "$USERHOME/Nominatim/build/website">
+<Directory "$USERHOME/build/website">
   Options FollowSymLinks MultiViews
   AddType text/html   .php
   DirectoryIndex search.php
   Require all granted
 </Directory>
 
-Alias /nominatim $USERHOME/build/website  #DOCS:Alias /nominatim $USERHOME/Nominatim/build/website
+Alias /nominatim $USERHOME/build/website
 EOFAPACHECONF
 #DOCS:```
 
@@ -135,30 +135,23 @@ sudo sed -i 's:#.*::' /etc/apache2/conf-available/nominatim.conf #DOCS:
 # Building and Configuration
 # --------------------------
 #
-# Get the source code from Github and change into the source directory
+# Get the source code for the release and unpack it
 #
 if [ "x$1" == "xyes" ]; then  #DOCS:    :::sh
     cd $USERHOME
-    git clone --recursive git://github.com/openstreetmap/Nominatim.git
-    cd Nominatim
+    wget https://nominatim.org/release/Nominatim-3.5.0.tar.bz2
+    tar xf Nominatim-3.5.0.tar.bz2
 else                               #DOCS:
     cd $USERHOME/Nominatim         #DOCS:
 fi                                 #DOCS:
 
-# When installing the latest source from github, you also need to
-# download the country grid:
-
-if [ ! -f data/country_osm_grid.sql.gz ]; then       #DOCS:    :::sh
-    wget -O data/country_osm_grid.sql.gz https://www.nominatim.org/data/country_grid.sql.gz
-fi                                 #DOCS:
-
 # The code must be built in a separate directory. Create this directory,
 # then configure and build Nominatim in there:
 
     cd $USERHOME                   #DOCS:    :::sh
     mkdir build
     cd build
-    cmake $USERHOME/Nominatim
+    cmake $USERHOME/Nominatim-3.5.0
     make
 
 # You need to create a minimal configuration file that tells nominatim
diff --git a/vagrant/Install-on-Ubuntu-20.sh b/vagrant/Install-on-Ubuntu-20.sh
index 9b79adda..28fe1a53 100644
--- a/vagrant/Install-on-Ubuntu-20.sh
+++ b/vagrant/Install-on-Ubuntu-20.sh
@@ -109,14 +109,14 @@ export DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive #DOCS:
 
 #DOCS:```sh
 sudo tee /etc/apache2/conf-available/nominatim.conf << EOFAPACHECONF
-<Directory "$USERHOME/build/website"> #DOCS:<Directory "$USERHOME/Nominatim/build/website">
+<Directory "$USERHOME/build/website">
   Options FollowSymLinks MultiViews
   AddType text/html   .php
   DirectoryIndex search.php
   Require all granted
 </Directory>
 
-Alias /nominatim $USERHOME/build/website  #DOCS:Alias /nominatim $USERHOME/Nominatim/build/website
+Alias /nominatim $USERHOME/build/website
 EOFAPACHECONF
 #DOCS:```
 
@@ -136,12 +136,12 @@ sudo sed -i 's:#.*::' /etc/apache2/conf-available/nominatim.conf #DOCS:
 # Building and Configuration
 # --------------------------
 #
-# Get the source code from Github and change into the source directory
+# Get the source code for the release and unpack it
 #
 if [ "x$1" == "xyes" ]; then  #DOCS:    :::sh
     cd $USERHOME
-    git clone --recursive git://github.com/openstreetmap/Nominatim.git
-    cd Nominatim
+    wget https://nominatim.org/release/Nominatim-3.5.0.tar.bz2
+    tar xf Nominatim-3.5.0.tar.bz2
 else                               #DOCS:
     cd $USERHOME/Nominatim         #DOCS:
 fi                                 #DOCS:
@@ -156,10 +156,10 @@ fi                                 #DOCS:
 # The code must be built in a separate directory. Create this directory,
 # then configure and build Nominatim in there:
 
-    cd $USERHOME                   #DOCS:    :::sh
+    cd $USERHOME
     mkdir build
     cd build
-    cmake $USERHOME/Nominatim
+    cmake $USERHOME/Nominatim-3.5.0
     make
 
 # You need to create a minimal configuration file that tells nominatim