diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 96219966e..1125e99bf 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -63,6 +63,8 @@ debug = false
 # use LTO for smaller binaries (that take longer to build)
 [profile.release]
 lto = true
+strip = true
+opt-level = "s"
 
 
 [package.metadata.deb]