diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 321153a..f5a330a 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -22,3 +22,8 @@ simplelog = { version = "^0.12.0", default-features = false }
 [build-dependencies]
 #lttng-ust-generate = "0.1.0"
 lttng-ust-generate = { path = "../lttng-ust-rs/lttng-ust-generate" }
+
+[profile.release]
+opt-level = 3
+lto = true
+strip = "symbols"