diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index c1d6093080..05ac3b85ba 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -114,10 +114,13 @@ incremental = false
 lto = "fat"
 # Makes sure that all code is compiled together, for LTO
 codegen-units = 1
+# Strips debug information and symbols from the binary, reducing its size
+strip = "symbols"
 
 [profile.release-dbg]
 inherits = "release"
 debug = true
+strip = "none"
 
 # The test profile, used for `cargo test`.
 [profile.test]