diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 3f5a549..12d58a7 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -12,9 +12,7 @@ syslog_rpc = { version = "0.1.0", path = "../syslog/syslog_rpc" }
 tar-no-std = "0.3.1"
 vfs_rpc = { version = "0.1.0", path = "../vfs/vfs_rpc" }
 
-[profile.dev]
-panic = "abort"
-
 [profile.release]
-panic = "abort"
-
+strip = true
+lto = true
+opt-level = "s"