diff --git a/Marlin/Configuration.h b/Marlin/Configuration.h
index 75b7eb720f17..b8b01a543efc 100644
--- a/Marlin/Configuration.h
+++ b/Marlin/Configuration.h
@@ -1818,7 +1818,7 @@
 // Use software PWM to drive the fan, as for the heaters. This uses a very low frequency
 // which is not as annoying as with the hardware PWM. On the other hand, if this frequency
 // is too low, you should also increment SOFT_PWM_SCALE.
-//#define FAN_SOFT_PWM
+#define FAN_SOFT_PWM
 
 // Incrementing this by 1 will double the software PWM frequency,
 // affecting heaters, and the fan if FAN_SOFT_PWM is enabled.
diff --git a/Marlin/Version.h b/Marlin/Version.h
index 6b9bb450a8ab..ed85df398199 100644
--- a/Marlin/Version.h
+++ b/Marlin/Version.h
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
    * here we define this default string as the date where the latest release
    * version was tagged.
    */
-  #define STRING_DISTRIBUTION_DATE "2019-01-10"
+  #define STRING_DISTRIBUTION_DATE "2019-01-16"
 
   /**
    * Required minimum Configuration.h and Configuration_adv.h file versions.