diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 30185f9e8..5275d201f 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ MINIMUM_TCL_VERSION := 8.6
 SQLITE_EXEC ?= scripts/limbo-sqlite3
 RUST_LOG := off
 
-all: check-rust-version limbo
+all: check-rust-version build 
 .PHONY: all
 
 check-rust-version:
@@ -39,13 +39,13 @@ check-tcl-version:
 	| tclsh
 .PHONY: check-tcl-version
 
-limbo:
+build: check-rust-version
 	cargo build
-.PHONY: limbo
+.PHONY: build
 
-limbo-c:
+turso-c:
 	cargo cbuild
-.PHONY: limbo-c
+.PHONY: turso-c
 
 uv-sync:
 	uv sync --all-packages
@@ -55,14 +55,14 @@ uv-sync-test:
 	uv sync --all-extras --dev --package turso_test
 .PHONE: uv-sync
 
-test: limbo uv-sync-test test-compat test-alter-column test-vector test-sqlite3 test-shell test-memory test-write test-update test-constraint test-collate test-extensions test-mvcc test-matviews
+test: build uv-sync-test test-compat test-alter-column test-vector test-sqlite3 test-shell test-memory test-write test-update test-constraint test-collate test-extensions test-mvcc test-matviews
 .PHONY: test
 
-test-extensions: limbo uv-sync-test
+test-extensions: build uv-sync-test
 	RUST_LOG=$(RUST_LOG) uv run --project limbo_test test-extensions
 .PHONY: test-extensions
 
-test-shell: limbo uv-sync-test
+test-shell: build uv-sync-test
 	RUST_LOG=$(RUST_LOG) SQLITE_EXEC=$(SQLITE_EXEC) uv run --project limbo_test test-shell
 .PHONY: test-shell
 
@@ -100,11 +100,11 @@ test-json:
 	RUST_LOG=$(RUST_LOG) SQLITE_EXEC=$(SQLITE_EXEC) ./testing/json.test
 .PHONY: test-json
 
-test-memory: limbo uv-sync-test
+test-memory: build uv-sync-test
 	RUST_LOG=$(RUST_LOG) SQLITE_EXEC=$(SQLITE_EXEC) uv run --project limbo_test test-memory
 .PHONY: test-memory
 
-test-write: limbo uv-sync-test
+test-write: build uv-sync-test
 	@if [ "$(SQLITE_EXEC)" != "scripts/limbo-sqlite3" ]; then \
 		RUST_LOG=$(RUST_LOG) SQLITE_EXEC=$(SQLITE_EXEC) uv run --project limbo_test test-write; \
 	else \
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ test-write: limbo uv-sync-test
 	fi
 .PHONY: test-write
 
-test-update: limbo uv-sync-test
+test-update: build uv-sync-test
 	@if [ "$(SQLITE_EXEC)" != "scripts/limbo-sqlite3" ]; then \
 		RUST_LOG=$(RUST_LOG) SQLITE_EXEC=$(SQLITE_EXEC) uv run --project limbo_test test-update; \
 	else \
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ test-update: limbo uv-sync-test
 	fi
 .PHONY: test-update
 
-test-collate: limbo uv-sync-test
+test-collate: build uv-sync-test
 	@if [ "$(SQLITE_EXEC)" != "scripts/limbo-sqlite3" ]; then \
 		RUST_LOG=$(RUST_LOG) SQLITE_EXEC=$(SQLITE_EXEC) uv run --project limbo_test test-collate; \
 	else \
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ test-collate: limbo uv-sync-test
 	fi
 .PHONY: test-collate
 
-test-constraint: limbo uv-sync-test
+test-constraint: build uv-sync-test
 	@if [ "$(SQLITE_EXEC)" != "scripts/limbo-sqlite3" ]; then \
 		RUST_LOG=$(RUST_LOG) SQLITE_EXEC=$(SQLITE_EXEC) uv run --project limbo_test test-constraint; \
 	else \
@@ -136,22 +136,22 @@ test-constraint: limbo uv-sync-test
 	fi
 .PHONY: test-constraint
 
-test-mvcc: limbo uv-sync-test
+test-mvcc: build uv-sync-test
 	RUST_LOG=$(RUST_LOG) SQLITE_EXEC=$(SQLITE_EXEC) uv run --project limbo_test test-mvcc;
 .PHONY: test-mvcc
 
-bench-vfs: uv-sync-test
-	cargo build --release
+bench-vfs: uv-sync-test build-release
 	RUST_LOG=$(RUST_LOG) uv run --project limbo_test bench-vfs "$(SQL)" "$(N)"
 
-bench-sqlite: uv-sync-test
-	cargo build --release
+bench-sqlite: uv-sync-test build-release
 	RUST_LOG=$(RUST_LOG) uv run --project limbo_test bench-sqlite "$(VFS)" "$(SQL)" "$(N)"
 
 clickbench:
 	./perf/clickbench/benchmark.sh
 .PHONY: clickbench
 
+build-release: check-rust-version
+	cargo build --bin tursodb --release --features=tracing_release
 
 bench-exclude-tpc-h:
 	@benchmarks=$$(cargo bench --bench 2>&1 | grep -A 1000 '^Available bench targets:' | grep -v '^Available bench targets:' | grep -v '^ *$$' | grep -v 'tpc_h_benchmark' | xargs -I {} printf -- "--bench %s " {}); \
diff --git a/bindings/dart/rust/Cargo.toml b/bindings/dart/rust/Cargo.toml
index ace4c80a7..cbc0c6fbb 100644
--- a/bindings/dart/rust/Cargo.toml
+++ b/bindings/dart/rust/Cargo.toml
@@ -7,6 +7,9 @@ license.workspace = true
 repository.workspace = true
 publish = false
 
+[features]
+release = ["turso_core/tracing_release"]
+
 [lib]
 crate-type = ["cdylib", "staticlib"]
 
diff --git a/bindings/java/Cargo.toml b/bindings/java/Cargo.toml
index b0f69db94..93858e0a1 100644
--- a/bindings/java/Cargo.toml
+++ b/bindings/java/Cargo.toml
@@ -6,7 +6,8 @@ edition.workspace = true
 license.workspace = true
 repository.workspace = true
 publish = false
-
+[features]
+tracing_release = ["turso_core/tracing_release"]
 [lib]
 name = "_turso_java"
 crate-type = ["cdylib"]
diff --git a/bindings/javascript/Cargo.toml b/bindings/javascript/Cargo.toml
index a3b2384fe..836780122 100644
--- a/bindings/javascript/Cargo.toml
+++ b/bindings/javascript/Cargo.toml
@@ -20,6 +20,6 @@ tracing.workspace = true
 [features]
 encryption = ["turso_core/encryption"]
 browser = []
-
+tracing_release = ["turso_core/tracing_release"]
 [build-dependencies]
 napi-build = "2.2.3"
diff --git a/bindings/python/Cargo.toml b/bindings/python/Cargo.toml
index 46023b643..2ffc62f8a 100644
--- a/bindings/python/Cargo.toml
+++ b/bindings/python/Cargo.toml
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ crate-type = ["cdylib"]
 [features]
 # must be enabled when building with `cargo build`, maturin enables this automatically
 extension-module = ["pyo3/extension-module"]
+tracing_release = ["turso_core/tracing_release"]
 
 [dependencies]
 anyhow = "1.0"
diff --git a/bindings/rust/Cargo.toml b/bindings/rust/Cargo.toml
index 0f35d0b2f..63be50f42 100644
--- a/bindings/rust/Cargo.toml
+++ b/bindings/rust/Cargo.toml
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ default = ["experimental_indexes"]
 conn_raw_api = ["turso_core/conn_raw_api"]
 experimental_indexes = []
 antithesis = ["turso_core/antithesis"]
+tracing_release = ["turso_core/tracing_release"]
 
 [dependencies]
 turso_core = { workspace = true, features = ["io_uring"] }
diff --git a/cli/Cargo.toml b/cli/Cargo.toml
index 74a37cd47..92f384c6f 100644
--- a/cli/Cargo.toml
+++ b/cli/Cargo.toml
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ mimalloc = { workspace = true }
 [features]
 default = ["io_uring"]
 io_uring = ["turso_core/io_uring"]
+tracing_release = ["turso_core/tracing_release"]
 
 [build-dependencies]
 syntect = { git = "https://github.com/trishume/syntect.git", rev = "64644ffe064457265cbcee12a0c1baf9485ba6ee" }
diff --git a/core/Cargo.toml b/core/Cargo.toml
index 88c209e44..fb79398c4 100644
--- a/core/Cargo.toml
+++ b/core/Cargo.toml
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ path = "lib.rs"
 [features]
 default = ["fs", "uuid", "time", "json", "series"]
 antithesis = ["dep:antithesis_sdk"]
+tracing_release = ["tracing/release_max_level_info"]
 conn_raw_api = []
 fs = ["turso_ext/vfs"]
 json = []