diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index a58fd64cd0c..9d28a38d968 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ if(POLICY CMP0135)
 endif()
 
 project(foundationdb
-  VERSION 7.3.54
+  VERSION 7.3.55
   DESCRIPTION "FoundationDB is a scalable, fault-tolerant, ordered key-value store with full ACID transactions."
   HOMEPAGE_URL "http://www.foundationdb.org/"
   LANGUAGES C CXX ASM)
diff --git a/cmake/ConfigureCompiler.cmake b/cmake/ConfigureCompiler.cmake
index f4f277070b4..0f8ef940d06 100644
--- a/cmake/ConfigureCompiler.cmake
+++ b/cmake/ConfigureCompiler.cmake
@@ -285,7 +285,7 @@ else()
       set(USE_AVX512F OFF)
     endif()
   endif()
-  set(USE_AVX OFF CACHE BOOL "Enable AVX instructions")
+  set(USE_AVX ON CACHE BOOL "Enable AVX instructions")
   if (USE_AVX)
     if (CMAKE_HOST_SYSTEM_PROCESSOR MATCHES "^x86")
       add_compile_options(-mavx)