diff --git a/recipes/asset-canister/README.md b/recipes/asset-canister/README.md
index 5e35f53..1d08530 100644
--- a/recipes/asset-canister/README.md
+++ b/recipes/asset-canister/README.md
@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@
 
 Download and configure the official IC assets canister with asset synchronization capabilities.
 
+> [!IMPORTANT]
+> Version `v2.2.0` and later of this recipe require **icp-cli v0.2.7 or later**.
+
 ## Usage
 
 Example of how to reference this recipe in an `icp.yaml` file:
diff --git a/recipes/asset-canister/recipe.hbs b/recipes/asset-canister/recipe.hbs
index fc392eb..85766c7 100644
--- a/recipes/asset-canister/recipe.hbs
+++ b/recipes/asset-canister/recipe.hbs
@@ -41,5 +41,8 @@ build:
 {{! Synchronize assets }}
 sync:
   steps:
-    - type: assets
-      dir: {{ dir }}
+    - type: plugin
+      url: https://github.com/dfinity/certified-assets/releases/download/migration-v2.2.0-209d688/sync_plugin.wasm
+      sha256: 297c2ef05680d47ac70688d6cebed9bc3a41b2302f400739f894f4f413e6a5ee
+      dirs:
+        - {{ dir }}