diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index 73d1483..e3000b1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ jobs:
           CXX_aarch64_unknown_linux_gnu: aarch64-linux-gnu-g++
           AR_aarch64_unknown_linux_gnu: aarch64-linux-gnu-ar
         run: |
-          cargo build --package stacks-node --bin stacks-node --release --target x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu --target aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu
+          cargo build --package stacks-node --bin stacks-node --release --target x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu --target aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu --features portable --profile release-lite
           mkdir -p ../bin/x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu ../bin/aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu
           cp target/x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu/release/stacks-node ../bin/x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu
           cp target/aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu/release/stacks-node ../bin/aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu
diff --git a/Dockerfile.e2e b/Dockerfile.e2e
index 0498d62..257b339 100644
--- a/Dockerfile.e2e
+++ b/Dockerfile.e2e
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ RUN <<EOF
   apt-get update && apt-get install -y libclang-dev
   rustup toolchain install stable
   rustup component add rustfmt --toolchain stable
-  CARGO_NET_GIT_FETCH_WITH_CLI=true cargo build --package stacks-node --bin stacks-node --release
+  CARGO_NET_GIT_FETCH_WITH_CLI=true cargo build --package stacks-node --bin stacks-node --features portable --profile release-lite
 EOF
 
 FROM debian:bookworm-backports
diff --git a/Dockerfile.stacks-node b/Dockerfile.stacks-node
index 7691a26..ef10d74 100644
--- a/Dockerfile.stacks-node
+++ b/Dockerfile.stacks-node
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ RUN git init && \
     git -c protocol.version=2 fetch --depth=1 origin "$GIT_COMMIT" && \
     git reset --hard FETCH_HEAD
 
-RUN cargo build --package stacks-node --bin stacks-node --release
+RUN cargo build --package stacks-node --bin stacks-node --features portable --profile release-lite
 
 FROM debian:bullseye-backports