diff --git a/Gemfile.lock b/Gemfile.lock
index 0892d641e614a4b2929c580db5964d048c21a07b_R2VtZmlsZS5sb2Nr..6ead66b83923c93b60969f675aa17c411e60fcf4_R2VtZmlsZS5sb2Nr 100644
--- a/Gemfile.lock
+++ b/Gemfile.lock
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 GIT
   remote: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/omnibus.git
-  revision: 358f4af204fe9b2899ab99e0c8975b97c13dddf5
-  tag: 9.0.19.0
+  revision: bed44a1bd07586f2338ffc04e9fc25b74154ad63
+  tag: 9.0.19.1
   specs:
     omnibus (9.0.19)
       aws-sdk-s3 (~> 1.116.0)
diff --git a/OMNIBUS_GEM_VERSION b/OMNIBUS_GEM_VERSION
index 0892d641e614a4b2929c580db5964d048c21a07b_T01OSUJVU19HRU1fVkVSU0lPTg==..6ead66b83923c93b60969f675aa17c411e60fcf4_T01OSUJVU19HRU1fVkVSU0lPTg== 100644
--- a/OMNIBUS_GEM_VERSION
+++ b/OMNIBUS_GEM_VERSION
@@ -1,1 +1,1 @@
-9.0.19.0
+9.0.19.1
diff --git a/config/projects/gitlab.rb b/config/projects/gitlab.rb
index 0892d641e614a4b2929c580db5964d048c21a07b_Y29uZmlnL3Byb2plY3RzL2dpdGxhYi5yYg==..6ead66b83923c93b60969f675aa17c411e60fcf4_Y29uZmlnL3Byb2plY3RzL2dpdGxhYi5yYg== 100644
--- a/config/projects/gitlab.rb
+++ b/config/projects/gitlab.rb
@@ -277,7 +277,7 @@
   signing_passphrase Gitlab::Util.get_env('GPG_PASSPHRASE')
 
   # Enable XZ compression if selected
-  compress_xz = Gitlab::Util.get_env('COMPRESS_XZ') || 'false'
+  compress_xz = Gitlab::Util.get_env('COMPRESS_XZ') || 'true'
   if compress_xz == 'true'
     compression_type :xz
     compression_level 6
diff --git a/doc/build/build_package.md b/doc/build/build_package.md
index 0892d641e614a4b2929c580db5964d048c21a07b_ZG9jL2J1aWxkL2J1aWxkX3BhY2thZ2UubWQ=..6ead66b83923c93b60969f675aa17c411e60fcf4_ZG9jL2J1aWxkL2J1aWxkX3BhY2thZ2UubWQ= 100644
--- a/doc/build/build_package.md
+++ b/doc/build/build_package.md
@@ -66,10 +66,11 @@
 
 1. By default, XZ compression is used to produce the final DEB package,
    which reduces the package size by nearly 30% in comparison to Gzip, with
-   little to no increase in build time. However, the system's package
-   manager must also support the format. If your system's package manager does
-   not support XZ packages, set the `COMPRESS_XZ` environment variable to `false`:
+   little to no increase in build time and a slight increase in installation
+   (decompression) time. However, the system's package manager must also support
+   the format. If your system's package manager does not support XZ packages,
+   set the `COMPRESS_XZ` environment variable to `false`:
 
    ```shell
    export COMPRESS_XZ=false
    ```
@@ -72,11 +73,7 @@
 
    ```shell
    export COMPRESS_XZ=false
    ```
-   
-   NOTE: This is feature is disabled by default on RPM platforms due to an
-   as-yet-unexplained increase in packaging time. It can be enabled by setting
-   the `COMPRESS_XZ` environment variable to `true`.
 
 1. Install the libraries and other dependencies: