diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index d0b1f00972..a2d6d41a42 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -264,8 +264,8 @@ option( KICAD_GAL_PROFILE
     OFF )
 
 option( KICAD_IPC_API
-    "Enable experimental IPC API"
-    OFF )
+    "Enable IPC API"
+    ON )
 
 option( KICAD_IDF_TOOLS
     "Build additional idf tools"
diff --git a/common/build_version.cpp b/common/build_version.cpp
index 9bbff6ca47..7d07eb4cf6 100644
--- a/common/build_version.cpp
+++ b/common/build_version.cpp
@@ -296,6 +296,12 @@ wxString GetVersionInfoData( const wxString& aTitle, bool aHtml, bool aBrief )
     aMsg << indent4 << "KICAD_USE_EGL=" << ON;
 #endif
 
+#ifdef KICAD_IPC_API
+    aMsg << indent4 << "KICAD_IPC_API=" << ON;
+#else
+    aMsg << indent4 << "KICAD_IPC_API=" << OFF;
+#endif
+
 #ifndef NDEBUG
     aMsg << indent4 << "KICAD_STDLIB_DEBUG=";
 #ifdef KICAD_STDLIB_DEBUG