diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-recipe.yml b/.github/workflows/release-recipe.yml
index acf3eb1..7a892cb 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-recipe.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-recipe.yml
@@ -4,13 +4,9 @@ on:
   push:
     tags:
       - "rust-v*"
-      - "rust-latest"
       - "motoko-v*"
-      - "motoko-latest"
       - "asset-canister-v*"
-      - "asset-canister-latest"
       - "prebuilt-v*"
-      - "prebuilt-latest"
 
 permissions:
   contents: write
@@ -31,16 +27,9 @@ jobs:
           RECIPE=$(echo "$TAG" | sed 's/-[^-]*$//')
           VERSION=$(echo "$TAG" | sed 's/^.*-//')
 
-          # Handle latest tags specially
-          if [ "$VERSION" = "latest" ]; then
-            echo "recipe=$RECIPE" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
-            echo "version=latest" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
-            echo "is_latest=true" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
-          else
-            echo "recipe=$RECIPE" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
-            echo "version=$VERSION" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
-            echo "is_latest=false" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
-          fi
+          # Pass the recipe name and version along
+          echo "recipe=$RECIPE" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+          echo "version=$VERSION" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
 
       - name: Package Recipe
         run: |
@@ -63,41 +52,18 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           RECIPE="${{ steps.tag_info.outputs.recipe }}"
           CURRENT_TAG="${GITHUB_REF#refs/tags/}"
-          IS_LATEST="${{ steps.tag_info.outputs.is_latest }}"
-
-          if [ "$IS_LATEST" = "true" ]; then
-            # For -latest tags: find the versioned tag pointing to the same commit
-            CURRENT_COMMIT=$(git rev-parse HEAD)
-            CURRENT_VERSION_TAG=$(git tag --sort=-version:refname -l "${RECIPE}-v*" | while read -r tag; do
-              if [ "$(git rev-parse "$tag")" = "$CURRENT_COMMIT" ]; then
-                echo "$tag"
-                break
-              fi
-            done)
-
-            if [ -z "$CURRENT_VERSION_TAG" ]; then
-              echo "::error::No versioned tag found for this commit. A -latest tag must have a corresponding versioned tag (e.g., ${RECIPE}-v1.0.0) on the same commit."
-              exit 1
-            else
-              echo "Found versioned tag for this commit: ${CURRENT_VERSION_TAG}"
-              # Find the previous version before the current versioned tag
-              PREV_TAG=$(git tag --sort=-version:refname -l "${RECIPE}-v*" | grep -v "${CURRENT_VERSION_TAG}" | head -n 1)
-              echo "previous_tag=${PREV_TAG}" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
-              echo "compare_tag=${CURRENT_VERSION_TAG}" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
-            fi
-          else
-            # For versioned tags: find the previous version tag
-            PREV_TAG=$(git tag --sort=-version:refname -l "${RECIPE}-v*" | grep -v "${CURRENT_TAG}" | head -n 1)
 
-            if [ -z "$PREV_TAG" ]; then
-              echo "No previous version found for ${RECIPE}"
-              echo "previous_tag=" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
-            else
-              echo "Found previous tag: ${PREV_TAG}"
-              echo "previous_tag=${PREV_TAG}" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
-            fi
-            echo "compare_tag=${CURRENT_TAG}" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+          # For versioned tags: find the previous version tag
+          PREV_TAG=$(git tag --sort=-version:refname -l "${RECIPE}-v*" | grep -v "${CURRENT_TAG}" | head -n 1)
+
+          if [ -z "$PREV_TAG" ]; then
+            echo "No previous version found for ${RECIPE}"
+            echo "previous_tag=" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+          else
+            echo "Found previous tag: ${PREV_TAG}"
+            echo "previous_tag=${PREV_TAG}" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
           fi
+          echo "compare_tag=${CURRENT_TAG}" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
 
       - name: Generate Release Notes Body
         id: release_notes
@@ -141,22 +107,3 @@ jobs:
         env:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
 
-      - name: Update latest tag
-        if: steps.tag_info.outputs.is_latest == 'false'
-        run: |
-          RECIPE="${{ steps.tag_info.outputs.recipe }}"
-          CURRENT_TAG="${GITHUB_REF#refs/tags/}"
-
-          echo "Updating ${RECIPE}-latest to point to ${CURRENT_TAG}"
-
-          # Delete the old latest tag locally and remotely
-          git tag -d ${RECIPE}-latest 2>/dev/null || true
-          git push origin :refs/tags/${RECIPE}-latest 2>/dev/null || true
-
-          # Create new latest tag pointing to current commit
-          git tag ${RECIPE}-latest
-
-          # Push the new latest tag
-          git push origin ${RECIPE}-latest
-        env:
-          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 5d5092b..d36ac26 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ Reference a recipe in your `icp.yaml` file:
 canisters:
   - name: backend
     recipe:
-      type: "@dfinity/rust"
+      type: "@dfinity/rust@v3.0.0"
       configuration:
         package: my-canister
         shrink: true
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ canisters:
 
 ### Recipe Naming Convention
 
-Recipes follow the `@dfinity/<recipe-name>` naming pattern:
+Recipes follow the `@dfinity/<recipe-name>@<version>` naming pattern:
 - `@dfinity/rust` - Rust canister recipe
 - `@dfinity/motoko` - Motoko canister recipe
 - `@dfinity/pre-built` - Pre-built WASM recipe
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ Recipes follow the `@dfinity/<recipe-name>` naming pattern:
 
 ### Using Specific Versions
 
-To pin to a specific recipe version, append `@<version>` to the recipe type:
+After release 0.1.1 of `icp-cli` you are required to append `@<version>` to the recipe type:
 
 ```yaml
 canisters:
@@ -50,7 +50,17 @@ canisters:
         package: my-canister
 ```
 
-Without a version specified, the latest stable version is used. View available versions in the [releases page](https://github.com/dfinity/icp-cli-recipes/releases).
+For security reasons, you can also add a sha256 to verify the integrity of the template:
+
+```yaml
+canisters:
+  - name: backend
+    recipe:
+      type: "@dfinity/rust@v3.0.0"
+      sha256: 620151f0c07efc1e8a986f73b85406b78bea09a92fc899f299a431431a6a6819
+      configuration:
+        package: my-canister
+```
 
 ## Releases