diff --git a/DoraTargets.cmake b/DoraTargets.cmake
index dce36b6..2c25324 100644
--- a/DoraTargets.cmake
+++ b/DoraTargets.cmake
@@ -5,6 +5,16 @@ set(dora_c_include_dir "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/include/c")
 set(dora_cxx_include_dir "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/include/cxx")
 set(node_bridge "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/node_bridge.cc")
 
+# Match the cargo profile to the CMake build type, so a release build does not
+# link unoptimized dora bindings.
+if(CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE MATCHES "^(Release|RelWithDebInfo|MinSizeRel)$")
+    set(_cargo_profile_flag --release)
+    set(_cargo_target_subdir release)
+else()
+    set(_cargo_profile_flag "")
+    set(_cargo_target_subdir debug)
+endif()
+
 if(DORA_ROOT_DIR AND EXISTS "${DORA_ROOT_DIR}/Cargo.toml")
     include(ExternalProject)
     ExternalProject_Add(Dora
@@ -12,10 +22,10 @@ if(DORA_ROOT_DIR AND EXISTS "${DORA_ROOT_DIR}/Cargo.toml")
         BUILD_IN_SOURCE True
         CONFIGURE_COMMAND ""
         BUILD_COMMAND
-            cargo build
+            cargo build ${_cargo_profile_flag}
             --package dora-node-api-c
             &&
-            cargo build
+            cargo build ${_cargo_profile_flag}
             --package dora-node-api-cxx
         INSTALL_COMMAND ""
     )
@@ -37,7 +47,7 @@ if(DORA_ROOT_DIR AND EXISTS "${DORA_ROOT_DIR}/Cargo.toml")
 
     add_custom_target(Dora_c DEPENDS ${dora_c_include_dir})
     add_custom_target(Dora_cxx DEPENDS ${node_bridge} ${dora_cxx_include_dir})
-    set(dora_link_dirs ${DORA_ROOT_DIR}/target/debug)
+    set(dora_link_dirs ${DORA_ROOT_DIR}/target/${_cargo_target_subdir})
 else()
     include(ExternalProject)
 
@@ -79,11 +89,11 @@ else()
         BUILD_IN_SOURCE True
         CONFIGURE_COMMAND ""
         BUILD_COMMAND
-            cargo build
+            cargo build ${_cargo_profile_flag}
             --package dora-node-api-c
             --target-dir ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/dora/src/Dora/target
             &&
-            cargo build
+            cargo build ${_cargo_profile_flag}
             --package dora-node-api-cxx
             --target-dir ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/dora/src/Dora/target
         INSTALL_COMMAND ""
@@ -104,7 +114,7 @@ else()
             cp ../apis/c/node ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/include/c -r
     )
 
-    set(dora_link_dirs ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/dora/src/Dora/target/debug)
+    set(dora_link_dirs ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/dora/src/Dora/target/${_cargo_target_subdir})
 
     add_custom_target(Dora_c DEPENDS ${dora_c_include_dir})
     add_custom_target(Dora_cxx DEPENDS ${node_bridge} ${dora_cxx_include_dir})