diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 220dd67..3d1c6e1 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -4,6 +4,9 @@ project(video_to_rosbag)
 if(CMAKE_COMPILER_IS_GNUCXX OR CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID MATCHES "Clang")
   add_compile_options(-Wall -Wextra -Wpedantic)
 endif()
+if(CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE STREQUAL "Release")
+  add_link_options("-s")  # or use CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS_RELEASE
+endif()
 
 find_package(ament_cmake REQUIRED)
 find_package(rclcpp REQUIRED)