diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.generate.ts b/.github/workflows/ci.generate.ts
index d43d80d8bc..3cc559ec90 100755
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.generate.ts
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.generate.ts
@@ -716,6 +716,19 @@ const ci = {
             "df -h",
           ].join("\n"),
         },
+        {
+          name: "Build denort release",
+          if: [
+            "matrix.job == 'test' &&",
+            "matrix.profile == 'release' &&",
+            "github.repository == 'denoland/deno'",
+          ].join("\n"),
+          run: [
+            "df -h",
+            "cargo build --profile=release-slim --locked --bin denort",
+            "df -h",
+          ].join("\n"),
+        },
         {
           // Run a minimal check to ensure that binary is not corrupted, regardless
           // of our build mode
@@ -762,10 +775,11 @@ const ci = {
             "cd target/release",
             "zip -r deno-${{ matrix.arch }}-unknown-linux-gnu.zip deno",
             "shasum -a 256 deno-${{ matrix.arch }}-unknown-linux-gnu.zip > deno-${{ matrix.arch }}-unknown-linux-gnu.zip.sha256sum",
-            "strip denort",
-            "zip -r denort-${{ matrix.arch }}-unknown-linux-gnu.zip denort",
-            "shasum -a 256 denort-${{ matrix.arch }}-unknown-linux-gnu.zip > denort-${{ matrix.arch }}-unknown-linux-gnu.zip.sha256sum",
             "./deno types > lib.deno.d.ts",
+            "cd ../release-slim",
+            "zip -r ../release/denort-${{ matrix.arch }}-unknown-linux-gnu.zip denort",
+            "cd ../release",
+            "shasum -a 256 denort-${{ matrix.arch }}-unknown-linux-gnu.zip > denort-${{ matrix.arch }}-unknown-linux-gnu.zip.sha256sum",
           ].join("\n"),
         },
         {
@@ -790,8 +804,9 @@ const ci = {
             "cd target/release",
             "zip -r deno-${{ matrix.arch }}-apple-darwin.zip deno",
             "shasum -a 256 deno-${{ matrix.arch }}-apple-darwin.zip > deno-${{ matrix.arch }}-apple-darwin.zip.sha256sum",
-            "strip denort",
-            "zip -r denort-${{ matrix.arch }}-apple-darwin.zip denort",
+            "cd ../release-slim",
+            "zip -r ../release/denort-${{ matrix.arch }}-apple-darwin.zip denort",
+            "cd ../release",
             "shasum -a 256 denort-${{ matrix.arch }}-apple-darwin.zip > denort-${{ matrix.arch }}-apple-darwin.zip.sha256sum",
           ]
             .join("\n"),
@@ -808,8 +823,9 @@ const ci = {
           run: [
             "Compress-Archive -CompressionLevel Optimal -Force -Path target/release/deno.exe -DestinationPath target/release/deno-${{ matrix.arch }}-pc-windows-msvc.zip",
             "Get-FileHash target/release/deno-${{ matrix.arch }}-pc-windows-msvc.zip -Algorithm SHA256 | Format-List > target/release/deno-${{ matrix.arch }}-pc-windows-msvc.zip.sha256sum",
-            "Compress-Archive -CompressionLevel Optimal -Force -Path target/release/denort.exe -DestinationPath target/release/denort-${{ matrix.arch }}-pc-windows-msvc.zip",
-            "Get-FileHash target/release/denort-${{ matrix.arch }}-pc-windows-msvc.zip -Algorithm SHA256 | Format-List > target/release/denort-${{ matrix.arch }}-pc-windows-msvc.zip.sha256sum",
+
+            "Compress-Archive -CompressionLevel Optimal -Force -Path target/release-slim/denort.exe -DestinationPath target/release/denort-${{ matrix.arch }}-pc-windows-msvc.zip",
+            "Get-FileHash target/release/denort${{ matrix.arch }}-pc-windows-msvc.zip -Algorithm SHA256 | Format-List > target/release/denort-${{ matrix.arch }}-pc-windows-msvc.zip.sha256sum",
           ].join("\n"),
         },
         {
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index cc1aa89669..4fbaf82fcb 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -419,6 +419,15 @@ jobs:
           df -h
           cargo build --release --locked --all-targets
           df -h
+      - name: Build denort release
+        if: |-
+          !(matrix.skip) && (matrix.job == 'test' &&
+          matrix.profile == 'release' &&
+          github.repository == 'denoland/deno')
+        run: |-
+          df -h
+          cargo build --profile=release-slim --locked --bin denort
+          df -h
       - name: Check deno binary
         if: '!(matrix.skip) && (matrix.job == ''test'')'
         run: 'target/${{ matrix.profile }}/deno eval "console.log(1+2)" | grep 3'
@@ -448,10 +457,11 @@ jobs:
           cd target/release
           zip -r deno-${{ matrix.arch }}-unknown-linux-gnu.zip deno
           shasum -a 256 deno-${{ matrix.arch }}-unknown-linux-gnu.zip > deno-${{ matrix.arch }}-unknown-linux-gnu.zip.sha256sum
-          strip denort
-          zip -r denort-${{ matrix.arch }}-unknown-linux-gnu.zip denort
-          shasum -a 256 denort-${{ matrix.arch }}-unknown-linux-gnu.zip > denort-${{ matrix.arch }}-unknown-linux-gnu.zip.sha256sum
           ./deno types > lib.deno.d.ts
+          cd ../release-slim
+          zip -r ../release/denort-${{ matrix.arch }}-unknown-linux-gnu.zip denort
+          cd ../release
+          shasum -a 256 denort-${{ matrix.arch }}-unknown-linux-gnu.zip > denort-${{ matrix.arch }}-unknown-linux-gnu.zip.sha256sum
       - name: Pre-release (mac)
         if: |-
           !(matrix.skip) && (matrix.os == 'macos' &&
@@ -467,8 +477,9 @@ jobs:
           cd target/release
           zip -r deno-${{ matrix.arch }}-apple-darwin.zip deno
           shasum -a 256 deno-${{ matrix.arch }}-apple-darwin.zip > deno-${{ matrix.arch }}-apple-darwin.zip.sha256sum
-          strip denort
-          zip -r denort-${{ matrix.arch }}-apple-darwin.zip denort
+          cd ../release-slim
+          zip -r ../release/denort-${{ matrix.arch }}-apple-darwin.zip denort
+          cd ../release
           shasum -a 256 denort-${{ matrix.arch }}-apple-darwin.zip > denort-${{ matrix.arch }}-apple-darwin.zip.sha256sum
       - name: Pre-release (windows)
         if: |-
@@ -480,8 +491,8 @@ jobs:
         run: |-
           Compress-Archive -CompressionLevel Optimal -Force -Path target/release/deno.exe -DestinationPath target/release/deno-${{ matrix.arch }}-pc-windows-msvc.zip
           Get-FileHash target/release/deno-${{ matrix.arch }}-pc-windows-msvc.zip -Algorithm SHA256 | Format-List > target/release/deno-${{ matrix.arch }}-pc-windows-msvc.zip.sha256sum
-          Compress-Archive -CompressionLevel Optimal -Force -Path target/release/denort.exe -DestinationPath target/release/denort-${{ matrix.arch }}-pc-windows-msvc.zip
-          Get-FileHash target/release/denort-${{ matrix.arch }}-pc-windows-msvc.zip -Algorithm SHA256 | Format-List > target/release/denort-${{ matrix.arch }}-pc-windows-msvc.zip.sha256sum
+          Compress-Archive -CompressionLevel Optimal -Force -Path target/release-slim/denort.exe -DestinationPath target/release/denort-${{ matrix.arch }}-pc-windows-msvc.zip
+          Get-FileHash target/release/denort${{ matrix.arch }}-pc-windows-msvc.zip -Algorithm SHA256 | Format-List > target/release/denort-${{ matrix.arch }}-pc-windows-msvc.zip.sha256sum
       - name: Upload canary to dl.deno.land
         if: |-
           !(matrix.skip) && (matrix.job == 'test' &&
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 1a7c04dbef..e4b9e0f496 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -251,6 +251,11 @@ incremental = true
 lto = true
 opt-level = 'z' # Optimize for size
 
+[profile.release-slim]
+inherits = "release"
+panic = "abort"
+strip = "symbols"
+
 # Build release with debug symbols: cargo build --profile=release-with-debug
 [profile.release-with-debug]
 inherits = "release"