diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 05f1cb7c..2d65a218 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -61,6 +61,9 @@ debug = false
 # use LTO for smaller binaries (that take longer to build)
 [profile.release]
 lto = true
+strip = true
+opt-level = "z"
+codegen-units = 1
 
 
 [package.metadata.deb]