diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 111794b..57d09c9 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -3,6 +3,12 @@ name = "alexandria"
 version = "0.1.0"
 edition = "2024"
 
+[profile.release]
+opt-level = 'z'     # Optimize for size
+lto = true          # Enable link-time optimization
+codegen-units = 1   # Reduce number of codegen units to increase optimizations
+strip = true        # Strip symbols from binary*
+
 [dependencies]
 axum = { version = "0.8.4", features = [ "macros", "ws", "tokio" ] }
 axum-extra = { version = "0.10.1", features = ["typed-header"] }