diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 691cedd..10e60af 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -10,7 +10,10 @@ pico-args = "0.5.0"
 termion = "2.0.1"
 
 [profile.release]
-opt-level = 'z'
-lto = true
+opt-level = 's'
 codegen-units = 1
+debug = false
+lto = true
+panic = "abort"
+strip = "debuginfo"
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7d50fa7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+
+# Pride! for the terminal
+
+A Rust utility to display pride flags in the terminal.
+
+**This project is under heavy construction! It is subject to major structural and
+architectural changes. There are no issues with functionality, but I am not
+satisfied with the current state of the project. The software is usable, but I will
+continue to refer to it as pre-release until I am happy with it.**
+
+Currently supports a variety of stripe flags.
+
+Under Construction features:
+- [Variant Flags](https://git.vwolfe.io/valerie/pride/src/branch/variant)
+- ["Complex" Flags](https://git.vwolfe.io/valerie/pride/src/branch/complex)
+