diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 16fe32d..d2f026b 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -14,3 +14,10 @@ include = [
 [dependencies]
 actix-web = "4.5.0"
 chrono = "0.4.33"
+
+[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*