diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 702908c74d..0626f8e6cf 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -5,12 +5,14 @@ all: clean v
 	$(info V has been successfully built)
 
 v: v.c
-	${CC} -std=gnu11 -w -o v v.c -lm 
 	./v -o v compiler
-	rm v.c
+
+v-release: v.c
+	./v -prod -o v compiler
 
 v.c:
 	curl -Os https://raw.githubusercontent.com/vlang/vc/master/v.c
+	${CC} -std=gnu11 -w -o v v.c -lm 
 
 test: v
 	./v -prod -o vprod compiler # Test prod build
@@ -26,3 +28,11 @@ SOURCES = $(wildcard thirdparty/**/*.c)
 OBJECTS := ${SOURCES:.c=.o} 
 
 thirdparty: ${OBJECTS}
+
+thirdparty-release: ${OBJECTS}
+	strip ${OBJECTS}
+
+debug: clean v thirdparty
+
+release: CFLAGS += -pie
+release: clean v-release thirdparty-release