diff --git a/.dockerignore b/.dockerignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..53fa84f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.dockerignore
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+# Directories
+/.git/
+/.github/
+/samples/
+/benches/
+
+# Files
+.gitignore
+*.md
+LICENSE-*
+committed.toml
+cliff.toml
+deny.toml
+CNAME
+rustfmt.toml
+_config.yml
+codecov.yml
+.editorconfig
+.codespellignore
+renovate.json
+justfile
+_typos.toml
+_readme.tpl
+*.png
diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 00fb030..f832722 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ version = 3
 
 [[package]]
 name = "aarty"
-version = "0.7.0-alpha.1"
+version = "0.7.0-alpha.2"
 dependencies = [
  "cfg-if",
  "criterion",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 48cb6bd..170addf 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "aarty"
-version = "0.7.0-alpha.1"
+version = "0.7.0-alpha.2"
 edition = "2021"
 rust-version = "1.70"
 authors = ["Anas Elgarhy <anas.elgarhy.dev@gmail.com>"]
@@ -62,3 +62,9 @@ text_image = []
 
 [dev-dependencies]
 criterion = "0.5.1"
+
+[profile.release]
+panic = "abort"
+strip = "symbols"
+lto = true
+codegen-units = 1
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 81aff66..1f37129 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ WORKDIR /app
 
 FROM chef AS planner
 COPY . .
+RUN sed -i '/^\[\[bench\]\]/,/^$/d' Cargo.toml
 RUN cargo chef prepare --recipe-path recipe.json
 
 FROM chef AS builder
@@ -11,6 +12,7 @@ ENV CARGO_NET_GIT_FETCH_WITH_CLI=true
 RUN cargo chef cook --release --recipe-path recipe.json
 COPY Cargo.toml .
 COPY Cargo.lock .
+RUN sed -i '/^\[\[bench\]\]/,/^$/d' Cargo.toml
 COPY src/ src/
 RUN cargo build --release --locked \
   && rm -f target/release/deps/aarty*