diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 5df4c8a..35e45a2 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -34,3 +34,8 @@ const_format = "0.2"
 
 [dev-dependencies]
 insta = { version = "1.47", features = ["yaml", "redactions"] }
+
+[profile.release]
+strip = "debuginfo" # Removes heavy debug data but keeps function names for panic logs
+lto = true          # Enables Link-Time Optimization for cross-crate improvements
+codegen-units = 1   # Maximizes LLVM optimization passes