diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index d807518..dde1971 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -3,5 +3,10 @@ name = "phetch"
 version = "0.1.0"
 authors = ["dvkt <c@dvkt.io>"]
 
+[profile.release]
+lto = true
+codegen-units = 1
+panic = 'abort'
+
 [dependencies]
-termion = "1.5.3"
\ No newline at end of file
+termion = "1.5.3"
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f7afee4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+.PHONY: build release
+
+build:
+	cargo build
+
+release:
+	cargo build --release
+	strip target/release/phetch
+
+clean:
+	rm -rf target