diff --git a/.github/workflows/axon-start-with-short-genesis.yml b/.github/workflows/axon-start-with-short-genesis.yml
index 78179cea6..89c3fd8c6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/axon-start-with-short-genesis.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/axon-start-with-short-genesis.yml
@@ -36,8 +36,8 @@ jobs:
         # check for AVX2 support by inspecting `/proc/cpuinfo` or running `lscpu`
         # related issue: https://github.com/axonweb3/axon/issues/1387
         lscpu
-        # RocksDB uses `-march=native`. Axon uses it too.
-        RUSTFLAGS="-C target-cpu=native" cargo build
+        # PORTABLE=1 USE_SSE=1 tell rocksdb to target AVX2
+        PORTABLE=1 USE_SSE=1 cargo build
 
     - name: Start a single Axon node
       env:
@@ -96,8 +96,8 @@ jobs:
         # check for AVX2 support by inspecting `/proc/cpuinfo` or running `lscpu`
         # related issue: https://github.com/axonweb3/axon/issues/1387
         lscpu
-        # RocksDB uses `-march=native`. Axon uses it too.
-        RUSTFLAGS="-C target-cpu=native" cargo build
+        # PORTABLE=1 USE_SSE=1 tell rocksdb to target AVX2
+        PORTABLE=1 USE_SSE=1 cargo build
 
     - name: Start multiple Axon nodes
       env:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/hardfork_test.yml b/.github/workflows/hardfork_test.yml
index 22cda347d..b82397151 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/hardfork_test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/hardfork_test.yml
@@ -35,8 +35,8 @@ jobs:
         # check for AVX2 support by inspecting `/proc/cpuinfo` or running `lscpu`
         # related issue: https://github.com/axonweb3/axon/issues/1387
         lscpu
-        # RocksDB uses `-march=native`. Axon uses it too.
-        RUSTFLAGS="-C target-cpu=native" cargo build
+        # PORTABLE=1 USE_SSE=1 tell rocksdb to target AVX2
+        PORTABLE=1 USE_SSE=1 cargo build
 
     - name: Start multiple Axon nodes
       env:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/openzeppelin_test_11.yml b/.github/workflows/openzeppelin_test_11.yml
index faf22b3a6..0aee91c19 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/openzeppelin_test_11.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/openzeppelin_test_11.yml
@@ -109,8 +109,8 @@ jobs:
           # check for AVX2 support by inspecting `/proc/cpuinfo` or running `lscpu`
           # related issue: https://github.com/axonweb3/axon/issues/1387
           lscpu
-          # RocksDB uses `-march=native`. Axon uses it too.
-          RUSTFLAGS="-C target-cpu=native" cargo build
+          # PORTABLE=1 USE_SSE=1 tell rocksdb to target AVX2
+          PORTABLE=1 USE_SSE=1 cargo build
 
       - name: Deploy Local Network of Axon
         run: |
diff --git a/.github/workflows/openzeppelin_test_16_19.yml b/.github/workflows/openzeppelin_test_16_19.yml
index 7d05bd3d1..63116b9a5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/openzeppelin_test_16_19.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/openzeppelin_test_16_19.yml
@@ -109,8 +109,8 @@ jobs:
           # check for AVX2 support by inspecting `/proc/cpuinfo` or running `lscpu`
           # related issue: https://github.com/axonweb3/axon/issues/1387
           lscpu
-          # RocksDB uses `-march=native`. Axon uses it too.
-          RUSTFLAGS="-C target-cpu=native" cargo build
+          # PORTABLE=1 USE_SSE=1 tell rocksdb to target AVX2
+          PORTABLE=1 USE_SSE=1 cargo build
 
       - name: Deploy Local Network of Axon
         run: |
diff --git a/.github/workflows/openzeppelin_test_1_5_and_12_15.yml b/.github/workflows/openzeppelin_test_1_5_and_12_15.yml
index 390c80f76..ff882c0e4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/openzeppelin_test_1_5_and_12_15.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/openzeppelin_test_1_5_and_12_15.yml
@@ -110,8 +110,8 @@ jobs:
           # check for AVX2 support by inspecting `/proc/cpuinfo` or running `lscpu`
           # related issue: https://github.com/axonweb3/axon/issues/1387
           lscpu
-          # RocksDB uses `-march=native`. Axon uses it too.
-          RUSTFLAGS="-C target-cpu=native" cargo build
+          # PORTABLE=1 USE_SSE=1 tell rocksdb to target AVX2
+          PORTABLE=1 USE_SSE=1 cargo build
 
       - name: Deploy Local Network of Axon
         run: |
diff --git a/.github/workflows/openzeppelin_test_6_10.yml b/.github/workflows/openzeppelin_test_6_10.yml
index 7e33eb061..2dbee05d7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/openzeppelin_test_6_10.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/openzeppelin_test_6_10.yml
@@ -109,8 +109,8 @@ jobs:
           # check for AVX2 support by inspecting `/proc/cpuinfo` or running `lscpu`
           # related issue: https://github.com/axonweb3/axon/issues/1387
           lscpu
-          # RocksDB uses `-march=native`. Axon uses it too.
-          RUSTFLAGS="-C target-cpu=native" cargo build
+          # PORTABLE=1 USE_SSE=1 tell rocksdb to target AVX2
+          PORTABLE=1 USE_SSE=1 cargo build
 
       - name: Deploy Local Network of Axon
         run: |
diff --git a/.github/workflows/v3_core_test.yml b/.github/workflows/v3_core_test.yml
index 64ecbc0c3..d488b3f7b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/v3_core_test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/v3_core_test.yml
@@ -97,8 +97,8 @@ jobs:
           # check for AVX2 support by inspecting `/proc/cpuinfo` or running `lscpu`
           # related issue: https://github.com/axonweb3/axon/issues/1387
           lscpu
-          # RocksDB uses `-march=native`. Axon uses it too.
-          RUSTFLAGS="-C target-cpu=native" cargo build
+          # PORTABLE=1 USE_SSE=1 tell rocksdb to target AVX2
+          PORTABLE=1 USE_SSE=1 cargo build
 
       - name: Deploy Local Network of Axon
         run: |
diff --git a/.github/workflows/web3_compatible.yml b/.github/workflows/web3_compatible.yml
index bc780fcc7..dbb6545e8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/web3_compatible.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/web3_compatible.yml
@@ -69,8 +69,8 @@ jobs:
           # check for AVX2 support by inspecting `/proc/cpuinfo` or running `lscpu`
           # related issue: https://github.com/axonweb3/axon/issues/1387
           lscpu
-          # RocksDB uses `-march=native`. Axon uses it too.
-          RUSTFLAGS="-C target-cpu=native" cargo build
+          # PORTABLE=1 USE_SSE=1 tell rocksdb to target AVX2
+          PORTABLE=1 USE_SSE=1 cargo build
       - name: Deploy Local Network of Axon
         run: |
           ./target/debug/axon init \