diff --git a/backend/Cargo.toml b/backend/Cargo.toml
index 7334268..fc42cd8 100644
--- a/backend/Cargo.toml
+++ b/backend/Cargo.toml
@@ -56,6 +56,10 @@ name = "tool"
 path = "src/bin/tool.rs"
 required-features = []
 
+[profile.release]
+strip = "symbols"
+lto = "thin"
+
 [dev-dependencies]
 loco-rs = { workspace = true, features = ["testing"] }
 serial_test = { version = "3.1.1" }