diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 3e06cb86..ac385392 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -143,3 +143,8 @@ debug = 1                    # line tables only — still debuggable, much faste
 
 [profile.dev.package."*"]
 opt-level = 2                # compile deps faster at runtime; paid once, cached after
+
+[profile.release]
+codegen-units = 1
+lto = "thin"
+strip = true