diff --git a/.github/workflows/CI.yml b/.github/workflows/CI.yml
index afc64619..b7c7b6d1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/CI.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/CI.yml
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ jobs:
             cpp_arch: x64
 
     env:
-      npm_config_zmq_draft: false
+      npm_config_zmq_draft: true
       npm_config_zmq_shared: false
       npm_config_arch: ${{ matrix.node_arch }}
       npm_config_target_arch: ${{ matrix.node_arch }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/docs.yml b/.github/workflows/docs.yml
index b13a696f..e6b4b55b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/docs.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/docs.yml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ jobs:
         cpp_arch:
           - x64
     env:
-      npm_config_zmq_draft: false
+      npm_config_zmq_draft: true
       npm_config_zmq_shared: false
       npm_config_arch: ${{ matrix.node_arch }}
       npm_config_target_arch: ${{ matrix.node_arch }}
diff --git a/binding.gyp b/binding.gyp
index 868a3961..9f68b5d9 100644
--- a/binding.gyp
+++ b/binding.gyp
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   'variables': {
     'zmq_shared%': 'false',
-    'zmq_draft%': 'false',
+    'zmq_draft%': 'true',
     'zmq_no_sync_resolve%': 'false',
     'sanitizers%': 'false',
     'openssl_fips': '',
diff --git a/script/build.js b/script/build.js
index 0a94c2e2..86748ae3 100644
--- a/script/build.js
+++ b/script/build.js
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ const root = (0, path_1.dirname)(__dirname);
 function parseOptions() {
     return {
         zmq_shared: (0, utils_js_1.toBool)(process.env.npm_config_zmq_shared) ?? false,
-        zmq_draft: (0, utils_js_1.toBool)(process.env.npm_config_zmq_draft) ?? false,
+        zmq_draft: (0, utils_js_1.toBool)(process.env.npm_config_zmq_draft) ?? true,
         zmq_version: (0, utils_js_1.toString)(process.env.npm_config_zmq_version) ??
             "5657b4586f24ec433930e8ece02ddba7afcf0fe0",
         zmq_build_type: (0, utils_js_1.toString)(process.env.npm_config_zmq_build_type) ?? "Release",
diff --git a/script/build.ts b/script/build.ts
index 73319d66..cfc8d0c4 100644
--- a/script/build.ts
+++ b/script/build.ts
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ type Options = {
 function parseOptions(): Options {
   return {
     zmq_shared: toBool(process.env.npm_config_zmq_shared) ?? false,
-    zmq_draft: toBool(process.env.npm_config_zmq_draft) ?? false,
+    zmq_draft: toBool(process.env.npm_config_zmq_draft) ?? true,
     zmq_version:
       toString(process.env.npm_config_zmq_version) ??
       "5657b4586f24ec433930e8ece02ddba7afcf0fe0",