diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..caeb144
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+name: Release
+
+on:
+  workflow_dispatch:
+    inputs:
+      version:
+        description: 'New version (e.g. 0.4.0)'
+        required: true
+        type: string
+    branches:
+      - master
+
+jobs:
+  release:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout main branch
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          ref: master
+
+      - name: Set version
+        id: set_version
+        run: |
+          echo "VERSION=${{ github.event.inputs.version }}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+
+      - name: Update version in Cargo.toml
+        run: |
+          sed -i "s/^version = \".*\"/version = \"${VERSION}\"/" Cargo.toml
+
+      - name: Commit and tag version bump
+        run: |
+          git config user.name "Andrei Avram"
+          git config user.email "6795248+andreiavrammsd@users.noreply.github.com"
+          git commit -am "Release v${VERSION}"
+          git tag "v${VERSION}"
+
+      - name: Push changes
+        run: |
+          git push origin master
+          git push origin "v${VERSION}"
+
+      - name: Create GitHub release
+        uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v2
+        with:
+          tag_name: v${{ env.VERSION }}
+          name: v${{ env.VERSION }}
+          generate_release_notes: false
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index b9484c0..39b6c5a 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -19,12 +19,20 @@ overflow-checks = true
 lto = false
 panic = "unwind"
 opt-level = 0
+incremental = true
 
 [profile.release]
+codegen-units = 1
 overflow-checks = true
-lto = "thin"
+debug = "full"
+lto = true
 panic = "abort"
-opt-level = "z"
+opt-level = "s"
+split-debuginfo = "packed"
+strip = "symbols"
+
+[profile.bench]
+lto = "thin"
 
 [lints.rust]
 unsafe_code = "allow"