diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish.yml b/.github/workflows/publish.yml
index c0e0952c1..369defe32 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish.yml
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ jobs:
           make skaled -j$(nproc)
           #echo "Ensure release mode skaled does not have any debug markers"
           cp skaled/skaled skaled/skaled-debug
-          strip skaled/skaled
+          strip --strip-all skaled/skaled
           cd ..
       - name: Configure historic state build
         run: |
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ jobs:
           make skaled -j$(nproc)
           #echo "Ensure release mode skaled does not have any debug markers"
           cp skaled/skaled skaled/skaled-debug
-          strip skaled/skaled
+          strip --strip-all skaled/skaled
           cd ..
       - name: Build and publish container
         run: |
diff --git a/.github/workflows/setup-build-publish.yml b/.github/workflows/setup-build-publish.yml
index 1a54febd6..c71721c37 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/setup-build-publish.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/setup-build-publish.yml
@@ -150,6 +150,13 @@ jobs:
           export CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=$BUILD_TYPE
           cd build
           make skaled -j$(nproc)
+          if [[ "$BUILD_TYPE" = "Release" ]]; then
+              debug_wc=$(objdump -h skaled/skaled | grep -i debug | wc -l)
+              sym_wc=$(readelf -s skaled/skaled | wc -l)
+              if (( debug_wc != 0 || sym_wc > 10000 )); then
+                  exit 1
+              fi
+          fi
           cd ..
       - name: Build and publish container
         env:
diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 027d36198..1cc66d51c 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -18,12 +18,6 @@ list( APPEND CMAKE_MODULE_PATH ${DEPS_INSTALL_ROOT}/lib/cmake )
 
 link_directories( ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/deps/lib )          # HACK for not-found -lff in testeth
 
-if( NOT CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE MATCHES "Debug" )
-    set( CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS           "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS}           -rdynamic" )
-    set( CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS    "${CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS}    -rdynamic" )
-    set( CMAKE_SHARED_LINKER_FLAGS "${CMAKE_SHARED_LINKER_FLAGS} -rdynamic" )
-endif()
-
 option( SKALED_PROFILING "Build for profiling" OFF )
 if( SKALED_PROFILING )
     set( CMAKE_C_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} -pg" )
@@ -32,6 +26,8 @@ if( SKALED_PROFILING )
     set( CMAKE_SHARED_LINKER_FLAGS "${CMAKE_SHARED_LINKER_FLAGS} -pg" )
 endif()
 
+set(CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS_RELEASE "${CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS_RELEASE} -s")
+
 if( CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE STREQUAL "Release" )
     set( CMAKE_C_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} -O3" )
     set( CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} -O3" )
diff --git a/deps/build.sh b/deps/build.sh
index 30b59ed63..0bd75bb34 100755
--- a/deps/build.sh
+++ b/deps/build.sh
@@ -2099,7 +2099,7 @@ then
 				eval tar -xzf folly-from-git.tar.gz
 			fi
 			echo -e "${COLOR_INFO}fixing it${COLOR_DOTS}...${COLOR_RESET}"
-            sed -i 's/list(APPEND FOLLY_LINK_LIBRARIES ${LIBUNWIND_LIBRARIES})/list(APPEND FOLLY_LINK_LIBRARIES ${LIBUNWIND_LIBRARIES} lzma)/' ./folly/CMake/folly-deps.cmake
+                        sed -i 's/list(APPEND FOLLY_LINK_LIBRARIES ${LIBUNWIND_LIBRARIES})/list(APPEND FOLLY_LINK_LIBRARIES ${LIBUNWIND_LIBRARIES} lzma)/' ./folly/CMake/folly-deps.cmake
 			sed -i 's/google::InstallFailureFunction(abort);/google::InstallFailureFunction( reinterpret_cast < google::logging_fail_func_t > ( abort ) );/g' ./folly/folly/init/Init.cpp
 			echo -e "${COLOR_INFO}configuring it${COLOR_DOTS}...${COLOR_RESET}"
 			cd folly
@@ -2123,8 +2123,8 @@ then
 		eval "$MAKE" "${PARALLEL_MAKE_OPTIONS}"
 		eval "$MAKE" "${PARALLEL_MAKE_OPTIONS}" install
 		if [ "$DEBUG" = "0" ]; then
-            eval strip --strip-debug "${INSTALL_ROOT}"/lib/libfolly*.a
-        fi
+                    eval strip --strip-debug "${INSTALL_ROOT}"/lib/libfolly*.a
+                fi
 		cd "$SOURCES_ROOT"
 	else
 		echo -e "${COLOR_SUCCESS}SKIPPED${COLOR_RESET}"