diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index f72f14b4..71b1e1ce 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -3,3 +3,7 @@ members = [
   "linkedhashmap",
   "web3-proxy",
 ]
+
+[profile.release]
+lto = true
+panic = "abort"
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 860ad7ea..29ed4f00 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 FROM rust:1-bullseye as builder
 
+# potentially faster. https://nnethercote.github.io/perf-book/build-configuration.html
+ENV RUSTFLAGS "-C target-cpu=native"
+
 WORKDIR /usr/src/web3-proxy
 COPY . .
 RUN --mount=type=cache,target=/usr/local/cargo/registry \