diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 2635b0e..2d22974 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -15,12 +15,12 @@ jobs:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v2
     - name: Build release
       run:
-        cargo build --release
+        cargo build --profile release-github
     - uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v1
       with:
         body: This release and its artifacts were built with a GitHub action
         files: |
-          target/release/rqbit.exe
+          target/release-github/rqbit.exe
 
   cross-compile-on-macos:
     runs-on: macos-11
@@ -31,37 +31,41 @@ jobs:
         brew tap messense/macos-cross-toolchains &&
         brew install x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu arm-unknown-linux-gnueabihf
 
+    - name: Make a directory for output artifacts
+      run:
+        mkdir -p target/artifacts
+
     - name: Build release linux x86_64 binary
       run:
         rustup target install x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu &&
         make release-linux-x86_64 &&
-        mv target/x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu/release/rqbit target/release/rqbit-linux-static-x86_64
-      
+        mv target/x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu/release-github/rqbit target/artifacts/rqbit-linux-static-x86_64
+
     - name: Build release linux arm32bit binary
       run:
         rustup target install arm-unknown-linux-gnueabihf &&
         make release-linux-armv6 &&
-        mv target/arm-unknown-linux-gnueabihf/release/rqbit target/release/rqbit-linux-static-arm32
+        mv target/arm-unknown-linux-gnueabihf/release-github/rqbit target/artifacts/rqbit-linux-static-arm32
 
     - name: Build release linux aarch64 binary
       run:
         rustup target install aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu &&
         make release-linux-aarch64 &&
-        mv target/aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu/release/rqbit target/release/rqbit-linux-static-aarch64
+        mv target/aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu/release-github/rqbit target/artifacts/rqbit-linux-static-aarch64
 
     - name: Build release OSX universal binary
       run:
         rustup target install aarch64-apple-darwin &&
-        cargo build --release &&
-        cargo build --release --target aarch64-apple-darwin &&
-        lipo ./target/release/rqbit ./target/aarch64-apple-darwin/release/rqbit -create -output ./target/release/rqbit-osx-universal
+        cargo build --profile release-github &&
+        cargo build --profile release-github --target aarch64-apple-darwin &&
+        lipo ./target/release-github/rqbit ./target/aarch64-apple-darwin/release-github/rqbit -create -output ./target/artifacts/rqbit-osx-universal
 
     - uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v1
       with:
         body: This release and its artifacts were built with a GitHub action
         files: |
-          target/release/rqbit-osx-universal
-          target/release/rqbit-linux-static-x86_64
-          target/release/rqbit-linux-static-aarch64
-          target/release/rqbit-linux-static-arm32
+          target/artifacts/rqbit-osx-universal
+          target/artifacts/rqbit-linux-static-x86_64
+          target/artifactsrqbit-linux-static-aarch64
+          target/artifacts/rqbit-linux-static-arm32
 
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 42dc033..3340933 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -16,4 +16,9 @@ panic = "abort"
 
 [profile.release]
 panic = "abort"
-debug = true
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+debug = true
+
+[profile.release-github]
+inherits = "release"
+lto = true
+debug = false
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diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 3df86c6..04072b9 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -26,19 +26,19 @@ install: build-release
 
 @PHONY: release-macos-universal
 release-macos-universal:
-	cargo build --target aarch64-apple-darwin --release
-	cargo build --target x86_64-apple-darwin --release
+	cargo build --target aarch64-apple-darwin --profile release-github
+	cargo build --target x86_64-apple-darwin --profile release-github
 	lipo \
-		./target/aarch64-apple-darwin/release/rqbit \
-		./target/x86_64-apple-darwin/release/rqbit \
+		./target/aarch64-apple-darwin/release-github/rqbit \
+		./target/x86_64-apple-darwin/release-github/rqbit \
 		-create \
-		-output ./target/x86_64-apple-darwin/release/rqbit-osx-universal
+		-output ./target/x86_64-apple-darwin/release-github/rqbit-osx-universal
 
 @PHONY: release-windows
 release-windows:
 	# prereqs:
 	# brew install mingw-w64
-	cargo build --target x86_64-pc-windows-gnu --release
+	cargo build --target x86_64-pc-windows-gnu --profile release-github
 
 target/openssl-linux/openssl-$(OPENSSL_VERSION).tar.gz:
 	mkdir -p target/openssl-linux
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ release-linux-current-target: target/openssl-linux/$(TARGET)/lib/libssl.a
 	AR_$(TARGET_SNAKE_CASE)=$(CROSS_COMPILE_PREFIX)-ar \
 	CARGO_TARGET_$(TARGET_SNAKE_UPPER_CASE)_LINKER=$(CROSS_COMPILE_PREFIX)-gcc \
 	OPENSSL_DIR=$(PWD)/target/openssl-linux/$(TARGET)/ \
-	cargo build --release --target=$(TARGET)
+	cargo build  --profile release-github --target=$(TARGET)
 
 @PHONY: release-linux
 release-linux: release-linux-x86_64 release-linux-aarch64 release-linux-armv6
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ release-linux-armv6:
 release-all: release-windows release-linux release-macos-universal
 	rm -rf /tmp/rqbit-release
 	mkdir -p /tmp/rqbit-release
-	cp ./target/x86_64-pc-windows-gnu/release/rqbit.exe /tmp/rqbit-release
-	cp ./target/x86_64-apple-darwin/release/rqbit-osx-universal /tmp/rqbit-release
-	cp ./target/x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu/release/rqbit /tmp/rqbit-release/rqbit-linux-x86_64
+	cp ./target/x86_64-pc-windows-gnu/release-github/rqbit.exe /tmp/rqbit-release
+	cp ./target/x86_64-apple-darwin/release-github/rqbit-osx-universal /tmp/rqbit-release
+	cp ./target/x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu/release-github/rqbit /tmp/rqbit-release/rqbit-linux-x86_64
 	echo "The release was built in /tmp/rqbit-release"
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