diff --git a/rust/Cargo.toml b/rust/Cargo.toml
index 285b77c..3dd9c9f 100644
--- a/rust/Cargo.toml
+++ b/rust/Cargo.toml
@@ -14,3 +14,10 @@ nostr-sdk  = { git = "https://github.com/rust-nostr/nostr", rev = "3b988fb13e0ea
 
 [build-dependencies]
 flutter_rust_bridge_codegen = "=2.0.0"
+
+[profile.release]
+opt-level = 'z'     # Optimize for size.
+lto = true          # Enable Link Time Optimization
+codegen-units = 1   # Reduce the number of codegen units to increase optimizations.
+panic = "abort"     # Abort on panic
+strip = true        # Strip symbols from binary.
diff --git a/rust/cargokit.yml b/rust/cargokit.yml
index 8aa4a7b..00df9fc 100644
--- a/rust/cargokit.yml
+++ b/rust/cargokit.yml
@@ -1,12 +1,3 @@
-cargo:
-  debug:
-    toolchain: stable
-  release:
-    toolchain: nightly
-    extra_flags:
-      - -Z
-      - build-std=panic_abort,std
-
 precompiled_binaries:
   # Uri prefix used when downloading precompiled binaries.
   url_prefix: https://github.com/rust-nostr/nostr-sdk-flutter/releases/download/precompiled_