diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 1d5c2238..2c2e0f74 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -11,5 +11,9 @@ members = [
 [profile.release]
 # `debug = true` so that sentry can give us line numbers
 debug = true
+
+[profile.faster_release]
+inherits = "release"
+
 # spend longer compiling for a slightly faster binary
 codegen-units = 1
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 11f40244..2bbd28d1 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -61,10 +61,10 @@ RUN --mount=type=cache,target=/usr/local/cargo/registry \
     cargo nextest run
 
 # build the application
-# using the "--release" profile (which install does) is **very** important
+# using a "release" profile (which install does) is **very** important
 RUN --mount=type=cache,target=/usr/local/cargo/registry \
     --mount=type=cache,target=/app/target \
-    cargo install --locked --no-default-features --root /opt/bin --path ./web3_proxy
+    cargo install --locked --no-default-features --profile faster_release --root /opt/bin --path ./web3_proxy
 
 #
 # We do not need the Rust toolchain to run the binary!