## Enable Auto-updates to the Machine Learning Models

Cloudflare allows Enterprise customers to enable Auto-updates to its Machine Learning models for the newest bot detection models as they are released.

To enable Auto-updates:

1. Log in to the Cloudflare dashboard and select your account and domain.
2. Go to **Security** > **Bots**.
3. Select **Configure Bot Management**.
4. Enable **Auto-updates to the Machine Learning Model**.

### What will change

If you are on an older Machine Learning model, you will see a score change to requests scored by the **Machine Learning** source instantly. If you are already on the latest model, you will see changes only after a new Machine Learning model becomes the global default.

Customers will be notified via email and dashboard prior to a new Machine Learning model becoming the global default.

### Risks of not updating

By not updating to the latest version, you will be using a Machine Learning model no longer maintained or monitored by our engineering team. As Internet traffic changes and new trends evolve, scoring accuracy by older versions may degrade.

### Model versions and release notes

| Version | Release Notes                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | Launch Date |
| ------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------- |
| v1      | First Machine Learning Model released.                                                                                                                                                                                            | Q1 2019     |
| v2      | Introduced dynamic inter-request features to leverage the Cloudflare network to detect new bots more accurately. Feedback other Bot Management detection mechanisms to the machine learning model to more accurately detect bots. | Q1 2020     |
| v3      | Fixed accuracy issues under some conditions in the previous version.                                                                                                                                                              | Q2 2020     |
| v4      | Improved scoring for iOS devices. Fixed scoring inaccuracy in Firefox builds.                                                                                                                                                     | Q1 2021     |
| v5      | Recalibrated model for the [removal of `_cfduid` cookie](https://blog.cloudflare.com/deprecating-cfduid-cookie/). Introduced new signals to reduce false negatives.                                                               | Q2 2021     |
| v6      | Significantly improved scoring for native Android application traffic. Improved scoring on the newest versions of Chromium browsers.                                                                                              | Q1 2022     |
| v7      | Increased recognition of distributed botnets. Improved HTTP/3 scoring.                                                                                                                                                            | Q1 2024     |
| v8      | Improved detection of residential proxies. Increased weight on network level traffic characteristics.                                                                                                                             | Q2 2024     |
