diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 9394645a35..09e85c46da 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ jobs:
           echo "JEMALLOC_SYS_WITH_LG_PAGE=16" >> $GITHUB_ENV
 
       - name: Build binaries
-        run: cargo build --release --bins --target ${{ matrix.job.target }}
+        run: cargo build --profile performance --bins --target ${{ matrix.job.target }}
 
       - name: Archive binaries
         id: artifacts
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index b5a19cedad..d40f77f7b0 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ version = "1.0.0-rc.0"
 
 [profile.performance]
 codegen-units = 1
+opt-level = "z"
 incremental = false
 inherits = "release"
 lto = "fat"