diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 8f3fd7e..438e339 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -6,3 +6,11 @@ edition = "2021"
 [dependencies]
 rand = "0.9.0"
 rocket = "0.5.1"
+
+[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
+panic = 'abort'     # Abort on panic
+strip = true        # Strip symbols from binary*
+