diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 1e1d909a..61293a20 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -214,10 +214,14 @@ bedrock = ["dep:aws-config", "dep:aws-sdk-bedrockruntime", "dep:aws-smithy-types
 name = "html_to_markdown"
 required-features = ["html-to-markdown"]
 
+[profile.release]
+strip = true          # Remove debug symbols from release binaries
+
 # The profile that 'cargo dist' will build with
 [profile.dist]
 inherits = "release"
-lto = "thin"
+lto = "fat"           # Full cross-crate LTO (slow build, better codegen)
+codegen-units = 1     # Single codegen unit for maximum optimization
 
 # Config for 'dist'
 [workspace.metadata.dist]