diff --git a/.changeset/minify-standalone-builds.md b/.changeset/minify-standalone-builds.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0f20b5a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/minify-standalone-builds.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"@kitlangton/ghui": patch
+---
+
+Reduce standalone binary and release tarball size by minifying compiled builds.
diff --git a/dev/build-npm-packages.ts b/dev/build-npm-packages.ts
index 0f82d71..c72d8d6 100644
--- a/dev/build-npm-packages.ts
+++ b/dev/build-npm-packages.ts
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ const buildBinaryPackage = async (target: ReleaseTarget) => {
 	if (reuseReleaseBinary && (await Bun.file(releaseBinaryPath).exists())) {
 		await cp(releaseBinaryPath, binaryPath)
 	} else {
-		run(["bun", "build", "--compile", "--bytecode", "--format=esm", `--target=${target.bunTarget}`, `--outfile=${binaryPath}`, "src/standalone.ts"])
+		run(["bun", "build", "--compile", "--bytecode", "--minify", "--format=esm", `--target=${target.bunTarget}`, `--outfile=${binaryPath}`, "src/standalone.ts"])
 	}
 	await chmod(binaryPath, 0o755)
 	await cp(join(root, "LICENSE"), join(packageDir, "LICENSE"))
diff --git a/dev/build-standalone.ts b/dev/build-standalone.ts
index 2643cff..f384410 100644
--- a/dev/build-standalone.ts
+++ b/dev/build-standalone.ts
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ for (const target of selectedTargets()) {
 	const assetPath = join(releaseDir, assetName)
 
 	await mkdir(stageDir, { recursive: true })
-	run(["bun", "build", "--compile", "--bytecode", "--format=esm", `--target=${target.bunTarget}`, `--outfile=${binaryPath}`, "src/standalone.ts"])
+	run(["bun", "build", "--compile", "--bytecode", "--minify", "--format=esm", `--target=${target.bunTarget}`, `--outfile=${binaryPath}`, "src/standalone.ts"])
 	await chmod(binaryPath, 0o755)
 
 	if (target.id === hostTargetId) {