diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index b285aee..de882d8 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -7,7 +7,13 @@ edition = "2021"
 
 [dependencies]
 bincode = "1.3.3"
-serde = { version = "1.0.163", features = ["derive"] }
-byteorder = "1.4.3"
-sha3 = "0.10.8"
-sha2 = "0.10.6"
+serde = { version = "1.0.163", features = ["serde_derive"], default-features = false }
+byteorder = { default-features = false, version = "1.4.3" }
+sha3 = { default-features = false, version = "0.10.8" }
+sha2 = { default-features = false, version = "0.10.6" }
+
+[profile.release]
+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; remove pdb