diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish-binaries.yml b/.github/workflows/publish-binaries.yml
index 67ba40c6..dd793f87 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish-binaries.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish-binaries.yml
@@ -44,6 +44,11 @@ jobs:
       - name: Install Rust
         run: rustup update stable --no-self-update && rustup default stable && rustup target add ${{ matrix.rust-target }}
       - run: cargo build --release --target ${{ matrix.rust-target }}
+        env:
+          CARGO_PROFILE_RELEASE_PANIC: abort
+          CARGO_PROFILE_RELEASE_LTO: true
+          CARGO_PROFILE_RELEASE_CODEGEN_UNITS: 1
+          CARGO_PROFILE_RELEASE_STRIP: debuginfo
       - run: mv ./target/${{ matrix.rust-target }}/release/cargo-component.exe ./target/${{ matrix.rust-target }}/release/cargo-component-${{ matrix.rust-target }}
         if: matrix.os == 'windows-latest'
       - run: mv ./target/${{ matrix.rust-target }}/release/cargo-component ./target/${{ matrix.rust-target }}/release/cargo-component-${{ matrix.rust-target }}
@@ -66,7 +71,6 @@ jobs:
             os: macos-latest
           - rust-target: x86_64-pc-windows-gnu
             os: windows-latest
-
     permissions:
       contents: write
     steps:
@@ -74,6 +78,11 @@ jobs:
       - name: Install Rust
         run: rustup update stable --no-self-update && rustup default stable && rustup target add ${{ matrix.rust-target }}
       - run: cargo build --release --target ${{ matrix.rust-target }}
+        env:
+          CARGO_PROFILE_RELEASE_PANIC: abort
+          CARGO_PROFILE_RELEASE_LTO: true
+          CARGO_PROFILE_RELEASE_CODEGEN_UNITS: 1
+          CARGO_PROFILE_RELEASE_STRIP: debuginfo
       - run: mv ./target/${{ matrix.rust-target }}/release/cargo-component.exe ./target/${{ matrix.rust-target }}/release/cargo-component-${{ matrix.rust-target }}
         if: matrix.os == 'windows-latest'
       - run: mv ./target/${{ matrix.rust-target }}/release/cargo-component ./target/${{ matrix.rust-target }}/release/cargo-component-${{ matrix.rust-target }}