diff --git a/.cargo/config.toml b/.cargo/config.toml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..85d20cc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.cargo/config.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+[profile.test-profile]
+debug = true
+inherits = "release"
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index b83d222..bef0727 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
 /target/
+.idea
diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 1e30d4c..b62c9ff 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ checksum = "cf1de2fe8c75bc145a2f577add951f8134889b4795d47466a54a5c846d691693"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "cargo-lipo"
-version = "3.2.0"
+version = "3.3.0"
 dependencies = [
  "cargo_metadata",
  "clap",
diff --git a/integration.bats.sh b/integration.bats.sh
index da57788..9f12861 100755
--- a/integration.bats.sh
+++ b/integration.bats.sh
@@ -72,6 +72,11 @@ setup() {
     check_archs arm64,x86_64 simple/target/universal/release/libsimple.a
 }
 
+@test "build simple with --profile=test-profile" {
+    ${CARGO_LIPO} --profile=test-profile --manifest-path simple/Cargo.toml
+    check_archs arm64,x86_64 simple/target/universal/test-profile/libsimple.a
+}
+
 @test "build simple with --targets" {
     ${CARGO_LIPO} --targets aarch64-apple-ios --manifest-path simple/Cargo.toml
     check_archs arm64 simple/target/universal/debug/libsimple.a
diff --git a/src/cargo.rs b/src/cargo.rs
index 382ca23..697f66a 100644
--- a/src/cargo.rs
+++ b/src/cargo.rs
@@ -18,7 +18,9 @@ impl<'a> Cargo<'a> {
     }
 
     pub(crate) fn profile(&self) -> &str {
-        if self.invocation.release {
+        if let Some(profile) = &self.invocation.profile {
+            profile
+        } else if self.invocation.release {
             "release"
         } else {
             "debug"
@@ -59,7 +61,9 @@ impl<'a> Cargo<'a> {
 
         cmd.arg("-p").arg(name).arg("--target").arg(target);
 
-        if self.invocation.release {
+        if let Some(profile) = &self.invocation.profile {
+            cmd.arg(format!("--profile={profile}"));
+        } else if self.invocation.release {
             cmd.arg("--release");
         }
 
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 2462084..6cf0003 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -76,6 +76,11 @@ struct Invocation {
     #[structopt(long)]
     release: bool,
 
+    /// Build artifacts with custom profile
+    #[structopt(long)]
+    #[structopt(conflicts_with = "release")]
+    profile: Option<String>,
+
     /// Require Cargo.lock and cache are up to date
     #[structopt(long)]
     frozen: bool,