diff --git a/java/Cargo.toml b/java/Cargo.toml
index 7c5e6798f5..6428f67fa6 100644
--- a/java/Cargo.toml
+++ b/java/Cargo.toml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ bytes = { version = "1.6.0" }
 
 [profile.release]
 lto = true
-debug = true
+strip = "symbols"
 
 [lints.rust]
 unexpected_cfgs = { level = "warn", check-cfg = ['cfg(ffi_test)'] }