diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 1d978eb9ed..f92dec52c9 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ RUN \
     apt-get -q install -y --no-install-recommends $MYSQLCLIENTPKG cmake
 
 COPY --from=planner /app/recipe.json recipe.json
-RUN cargo chef cook --profile dev --no-default-features --features=syncstorage-db/$DATABASE_BACKEND --features=py_verifier --recipe-path recipe.json
+RUN cargo chef cook --release --no-default-features --features=syncstorage-db/$DATABASE_BACKEND --features=py_verifier --recipe-path recipe.json
 
 FROM chef as builder
 ARG DATABASE_BACKEND=spanner
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ ENV PATH=$PATH:/root/.cargo/bin
 RUN \
     cargo --version && \
     rustc --version && \
-    cargo install --profile dev --path ./syncserver --no-default-features --features=syncstorage-db/$DATABASE_BACKEND --features=py_verifier --locked --root /app && \
+    cargo install --path ./syncserver --no-default-features --features=syncstorage-db/$DATABASE_BACKEND --features=py_verifier --locked --root /app && \
     if [ "$DATABASE_BACKEND" = "spanner" ] ; then cargo install --path ./syncstorage-spanner --locked --root /app --bin purge_ttl ; fi
 
 FROM docker.io/library/debian:bullseye-slim