diff --git a/.cargo/config b/.cargo/config
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ddff440
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.cargo/config
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+[build]
+rustflags = ["-C", "target-cpu=native"]
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 9bde527..a82bbca 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -4,3 +4,7 @@ members = [
     "beevee",
     "pathtracer",
 ]
+
+[profile.release]
+lto = true
+codegen-units = 1