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@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ Now that you've created your project, compiling it to Miden Assembly is as easy
 following command from the root of the project directory:
 
 ```bash
-cargo miden build
+cargo miden build --release
 ```
 
 This will emit the compiled artifacts to `target/miden`.