diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/server/lib/detection_engine/routes/index/get_signals_template.ts b/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/server/lib/detection_engine/routes/index/get_signals_template.ts
index 01d7182e253ce..cc22f34560c71 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/server/lib/detection_engine/routes/index/get_signals_template.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/server/lib/detection_engine/routes/index/get_signals_template.ts
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ export const getSignalsTemplate = (index: string) => {
     },
     index_patterns: [`${index}-*`],
     mappings: ecsMapping.mappings,
+    version: 1,
   };
   return template;
 };
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/server/lib/detection_engine/routes/index/signals_mapping.json b/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/server/lib/detection_engine/routes/index/signals_mapping.json
index aa4166e93f4a1..d600bae2746d9 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/server/lib/detection_engine/routes/index/signals_mapping.json
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/server/lib/detection_engine/routes/index/signals_mapping.json
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@
                 "type": "keyword"
               },
               "risk_score": {
-                "type": "keyword"
+                "type": "float"
               },
               "risk_score_mapping": {
                 "properties": {