diff --git a/MatterControl.Winforms/MatterControl.Winforms.csproj b/MatterControl.Winforms/MatterControl.Winforms.csproj
index 91dacdfca..7e53c0caf 100644
--- a/MatterControl.Winforms/MatterControl.Winforms.csproj
+++ b/MatterControl.Winforms/MatterControl.Winforms.csproj
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
   </PropertyGroup>
   <PropertyGroup Condition=" '$(Configuration)|$(Platform)' == 'Release|AnyCPU' ">
     <DebugType>pdbonly</DebugType>
-    <Optimize>false</Optimize>
+    <Optimize>true</Optimize>
     <OutputPath>..\bin\Release\</OutputPath>
     <DefineConstants>TRACE;USE_OPENGL;IS_WINDOWS;IS_WINDOWS_FORMS</DefineConstants>
     <ErrorReport>prompt</ErrorReport>