diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index b827fa8..5381659 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -57,3 +57,15 @@ pgtemp = "0.3.0"
 rand_xoshiro = "0.6.0"
 rstest = "0.21.0"
 regex = "1.11.1"
+
+
+
+
+
+# Enable optimisations for some perf-sensitive libraries
+# even in dev mode
+[profile.dev.package.argon2]
+opt-level = 2
+
+[profile.dev.package.blake2]
+opt-level = 2