diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index ee80f74..a5cfb60 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -3,16 +3,27 @@ PREFIX ?= $(WEECHAT_HOME)
 
 SOURCES := $(wildcard src/*.rs src/commands/*.rs Cargo.lock)
 
-.PHONY: install install-dir lint
+.PHONY: install install-release install-debug install-dir lint release debug
+
+debug: target/debug/libmatrix.so
+release: target/release/libmatrix.so
+
+target/release/libmatrix.so: $(SOURCES)
+	cargo build --release
 
 target/debug/libmatrix.so: $(SOURCES)
 	cargo build
 
-install: install-dir target/debug/libmatrix.so
+install-release: install-dir release
+	install -m644  target/release/libmatrix.so $(DESTDIR)$(PREFIX)/plugins/matrix.so
+
+install-debug: install-dir debug
 	install -m644  target/debug/libmatrix.so $(DESTDIR)$(PREFIX)/plugins/matrix.so
 
 install-dir:
 	install -d $(DESTDIR)$(PREFIX)/plugins
 
+install: install-release
+
 lint:
 	cargo clippy