diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 66cbbe9..3269df8 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -3,12 +3,13 @@ name = "aspiration"
 version = "0.1.0"
 edition = "2021"
 
-# See more keys and their definitions at https://doc.rust-lang.org/cargo/reference/manifest.html
+# Squeeze out more performance for `release` builds - very slow compile times
+[profile.release]
+lto = "thin"
 
 # Enable a small amount of optimization in debug mode
 [profile.dev]
 opt-level = 1
-
 # Enable high optimizations for dependencies (incl. Bevy), but not for our code:
 [profile.dev.package."*"]
 opt-level = 3