diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index f7f6b07..a5b1fd1 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -19,3 +19,9 @@ parse_duration = "2.1.1"
 serde = "1.0.210"
 tokio = {version = "1.40.0", features = ["full"]}
 tokio-macros = "2.4.0"
+
+[profile.release]
+opt-level = 3
+debug = false
+lto = true
+strip = true
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index a85f102..773e06b 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -5,13 +5,13 @@ FROM chef AS planner
 COPY . .
 RUN cargo chef prepare --recipe-path recipe.json
 
-FROM chef AS builder 
+FROM chef AS builder
 COPY --from=planner /app/recipe.json recipe.json
-RUN cargo chef cook --recipe-path recipe.json
+RUN cargo chef cook --release --recipe-path recipe.json
 COPY . .
-RUN cargo build
+RUN cargo build --release
 
 FROM debian:12-slim AS runtime
 WORKDIR /app
-COPY --from=builder /app/target/debug/doctor-restart /usr/local/bin
-ENTRYPOINT ["/usr/local/bin/doctor-restart"]
\ No newline at end of file
+COPY --from=builder /app/target/release/doctor-restart /usr/local/bin
+ENTRYPOINT ["/usr/local/bin/doctor-restart"]