diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 0bce86d..ffbe67f 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -44,14 +44,17 @@ esp-radio = { version = "0.18.0", features = [
 [profile.dev]
 # The default debug profile is too slow and too big for resource-constrained devices.
 # Always build with some optimizations enabled.
-opt-level = "s"
+lto           = 'fat'
+debug         = 1                     # only limited debug info to save some space
+#debug         = 'line-tables-only'    # only basic debug info to save some space
+opt-level     = 's'
 
 [profile.release]
 codegen-units = 1     # LLVM can perform better optimizations using a single thread
-debug         = 2     # prefer slower builds but better debugging experience
+debug         = 0     # disable debug information in release builds
 lto           = 'fat'
 opt-level     = 's'
-strip         = "debuginfo"
+#strip         = true  # strip all symbols to save even more space
 
 [profile.release-dbg]
 inherits      = "release"