diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index d84c66f1..3f76275a 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -39,4 +39,9 @@ timing=["scopetime/enabled"]
 members=[
     "asyncgit",
     "scopetime",
-]
\ No newline at end of file
+]
+
+[profile.release]
+lto = true 
+opt-level = 'z'  # Optimize for size.
+codegen-units = 1
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 961ee9db..b904d4e9 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ debug:
 
 build-release:
 	cargo build --release
+	strip target/release/gitui
+	ls -lisah target/release/gitui
 
 test:
 	cargo test --workspace