diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 3c11452..81067b6 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -7,6 +7,12 @@ edition = "2021"
 name = "spoticord"
 path = "src/main.rs"
 
+[profile.release]
+lto = true
+codegen-units = 1
+strip = true
+opt-level = "z"
+
 [dependencies]
 chrono = "0.4.22"
 dotenv = "0.15.0"
diff --git a/src/consts.rs b/src/consts.rs
index 519980d..920f012 100644
--- a/src/consts.rs
+++ b/src/consts.rs
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 pub const VERSION: &str = env!("CARGO_PKG_VERSION");
-pub const MOTD: &str = "UNSTABLE BETA (v2)";
+pub const MOTD: &str = "OPEN BETA (v2)";
 // pub const MOTD: &str = "some good 'ol music";