diff --git a/.cargo/config b/.cargo/config
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..919fe30
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.cargo/config
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+[build]
+rustflags = ["-C", "link-arg=-s"]
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index b06514b..34ebe6b 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -25,10 +25,9 @@ debug: $(PHETCH_DEBUG)
 clean:
 	@rm -rf target
 
-# Build and strip the release version
+# Build the release version
 $(PHETCH_RELEASE): $(RSFILES)
 	cargo build --release
-	strip $@
 
 # Build the debug version
 $(PHETCH_DEBUG): $(RSFILES)