diff --git a/crates/cargo-codspeed/README.md b/crates/cargo-codspeed/README.md
index 79c6582..49535a5 100644
--- a/crates/cargo-codspeed/README.md
+++ b/crates/cargo-codspeed/README.md
@@ -51,3 +51,13 @@ Options:
 ## Advanced Usage
 
 The `vendored-openssl` feature can be used to statically link with openssl with `cargo install cargo-codspeed --features vendored-openssl`.
+
+## Development
+
+### Troubleshooting
+
+- Build error on MacOS: `ld: library 'git2' not found`
+
+  ```
+  brew install libgit2
+  ```
diff --git a/crates/cargo-codspeed/src/app.rs b/crates/cargo-codspeed/src/app.rs
index 107fa08..d6063df 100644
--- a/crates/cargo-codspeed/src/app.rs
+++ b/crates/cargo-codspeed/src/app.rs
@@ -43,6 +43,10 @@ enum Commands {
         /// Space or comma separated list of features to activate
         #[arg(short = 'F', long)]
         features: Option<String>,
+
+        /// Build the benchmarks with the specified profile
+        #[arg(long, default_value = "release")]
+        profile: String,
     },
     /// Run the previously built benchmarks
     Run {
@@ -72,6 +76,7 @@ pub fn run(args: impl Iterator<Item = OsString>) -> Result<()> {
             benches,
             package_selection,
             features,
+            profile,
         } => {
             let features = features.map(|f| {
                 f.split(|c| c == ' ' || c == ',')
@@ -83,7 +88,7 @@ pub fn run(args: impl Iterator<Item = OsString>) -> Result<()> {
                 package_selection.exclude,
                 package_selection.package,
             )?;
-            build_benches(&ws, benches, packages, features)
+            build_benches(&ws, benches, packages, features, profile)
         }
         Commands::Run {
             benches,
diff --git a/crates/cargo-codspeed/src/build.rs b/crates/cargo-codspeed/src/build.rs
index 107b7a7..6841d83 100644
--- a/crates/cargo-codspeed/src/build.rs
+++ b/crates/cargo-codspeed/src/build.rs
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ use cargo::{
 fn get_compile_options(
     config: &Config,
     features: &Option<Vec<String>>,
+    profile: &str,
     package: &Package,
     benches: Vec<&str>,
     is_root_package: bool,
@@ -33,7 +34,7 @@ fn get_compile_options(
                 .collect::<BTreeSet<FeatureValue>>(),
         );
     }
-    compile_opts.build_config.requested_profile = "release".into();
+    compile_opts.build_config.requested_profile = profile.into();
     compile_opts.filter = CompileFilter::from_raw_arguments(
         false,
         vec![],
@@ -59,6 +60,7 @@ pub fn build_benches(
     selected_benches: Option<Vec<String>>,
     packages: Packages,
     features: Option<Vec<String>>,
+    profile: String,
 ) -> Result<()> {
     let packages_to_build = packages.get_packages(ws)?;
     let mut benches_to_build = vec![];
@@ -126,6 +128,7 @@ pub fn build_benches(
         let compile_opts = get_compile_options(
             config,
             &features,
+            &profile,
             bench.package,
             benches_names,
             is_root_package,