diff --git a/docs/book/post_build.py b/docs/book/post_build.py
index 61a9909..9383748 100644
--- a/docs/book/post_build.py
+++ b/docs/book/post_build.py
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ def build_and_copy_demo(category, md_name):
     name = md_name[:-3]
     example_dir = f"../../examples/{name}"
     if os.path.exists(example_dir):
-        p = subprocess.Popen(["trunk", "build"], cwd=example_dir)
+        p = subprocess.Popen(["trunk", "build", "--release"], cwd=example_dir)
         p.wait()
 
         example_output_path = os.path.join(example_dir, "dist")
diff --git a/examples/.cargo/config.toml b/examples/.cargo/config.toml
index 8467175..c841b61 100644
--- a/examples/.cargo/config.toml
+++ b/examples/.cargo/config.toml
@@ -1,2 +1,6 @@
 [build]
-rustflags = ["--cfg=web_sys_unstable_apis"]
+rustflags = ["--cfg=web_sys_unstable_apis", "--cfg=has_std"]
+
+[unstable]
+build-std = ["std", "panic_abort", "core", "alloc"]
+build-std-features = ["panic_immediate_abort"]
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/examples/Cargo.toml b/examples/Cargo.toml
index d70b09d..5ec52d0 100644
--- a/examples/Cargo.toml
+++ b/examples/Cargo.toml
@@ -31,4 +31,20 @@ members = [
     "watch_debounced",
     "watch_pausable",
     "watch_throttled",
-]
\ No newline at end of file
+]
+
+[package]
+name = "leptos-use-examples"
+version = "0.3.3"
+edition = "2021"
+
+[profile.release]
+opt-level = 'z'
+lto = true
+codegen-units = 1
+panic = "abort"
+
+[lib]
+
+[package.metadata.leptos]
+lib-profile-release = "wasm-release"
diff --git a/examples/src/lib.rs b/examples/src/lib.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..506d67d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/src/lib.rs
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+// necessary to be able to specify a release profile in the workspace root Cargo.toml