diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index cc2b731..34b2972 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -2,3 +2,9 @@
 members = [
     "acmed",
 ]
+
+[profile.release]
+opt-level = 'z'
+lto = 'thin'
+codegen-units = 1
+panic = 'abort'
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index df48dbc..c5398fa 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ In order to compile ADMEd, you will need the [Rust](https://www.rust-lang.org/)
 ACMEd depends on the OpenSSL. The minimal supported versions are those from the [openssl](https://docs.rs/openssl/) crate, currently OpenSSL 1.0.1 through 1.1.1 and LibreSSL 2.5 through 2.8.
 
 ```
-cargo build --release
+cargo build --release && strip target/release/acmed
 ```
 
 The executable is located in `target/release/acmed`.