diff --git a/justfile b/justfile
index afd5909..4fcb358 100644
--- a/justfile
+++ b/justfile
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ catalog-generate-production PACKAGES_DIR:
       --catalog-db {{ PRODUCTION_CATALOG_DB }} \
       --manifests-dir {{ PRODUCTION_MANIFEST_ROOT }} \
       --unrar "{{ CATALOG_UNRAR }}"; then \
-      cargo run -p lanspread-compat --bin lanspread-catalog-publisher -- generate \
+      cargo run --release -p lanspread-compat --bin lanspread-catalog-publisher -- generate \
         --catalog-db {{ PRODUCTION_CATALOG_DB }} \
         --packages-dir "{{ PACKAGES_DIR }}" \
         --manifests-dir {{ PRODUCTION_MANIFEST_ROOT }} \