diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 5c58cf1..7d86bc0 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ classifiers = [
 requires-python = ">=3.8"
 dependencies = [
   "deprecated>=1.2.14",
-  "earthengine-api",
+  "earthengine-api>=0.1.397", # new ee.data.createFolder method
   "pytest",
 ]
 
diff --git a/pytest_gee/utils.py b/pytest_gee/utils.py
index 84033aa..0485906 100644
--- a/pytest_gee/utils.py
+++ b/pytest_gee/utils.py
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ def _recursive_create(structure, prefix, folder):
             asset_id = PurePosixPath(folder) / name
             description = f"{prefix}_{name}"
             if isinstance(content, dict):
-                ee.data.createAsset({"type": "FOLDER"}, str(asset_id))
+                ee.data.createFolder(str(asset_id))
                 _recursive_create(content, prefix, asset_id)
             else:
                 export_asset(content, asset_id, description)
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ def _recursive_create(structure, prefix, folder):
     # create the root folder
     root = PurePosixPath(root) if isinstance(root, str) else root
     root_folder = f"{root.as_posix()}/{prefix}"
-    ee.data.createAsset({"type": "FOLDER"}, root_folder)
+    ee.data.createFolder(root_folder)
 
     # start the recursive function
     _recursive_create(structure, prefix, root_folder)