diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 947d134..594287b 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -17,6 +17,9 @@
 # CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE
 # OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
 
+# Ganeral flags
+DEBUG := 0
+
 # Tools
 TOOLS_DIR := ./tools
 VASM_DIR := $(TOOLS_DIR)/vasm
@@ -24,12 +27,22 @@ VLINK_DIR := $(TOOLS_DIR)/vlink
 
 # The assembler
 ASM := $(VASM_DIR)/vasmm68k_mot
-ASM_ARGS := -quiet -m68000 -Fhunk -linedebug -I./include
+ASM_ARGS := -quiet -m68000 -Fhunk -I./include
+
+ifeq ($(DEBUG),1)
+# Debug vasm args..
+ASM_ARGS += -linedebug 
+endif
 
 # The linker
 LD := $(VLINK_DIR)/vlink
 LINK_ARGS := -mrel -bamigahunk -Bstatic
 
+ifneq ($(DEBUG),1)
+# Release vlink args..
+LINK_ARGS += -s 
+endif
+
 # Source files
 SRC_DIR := ./src
 MAIN_SRC := $(SRC_DIR)/main.s
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 085ac07..c9e6867 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ for CI/CD automated building in the the cloud.
 * Only RAW files with 'interleaved' bitplanes data are generated (no 'back-to-back' support)
 * Only images for low resolution (non-EHB) mode apps are supported.
 * No compression/packing support.
+* No support for attached sprites palette generation
 * No special treatment for AGA
 * Bare bones 'no frills' bootable AmigaDOS ADFs. i.e. no loading messages etc.
 
@@ -186,6 +187,12 @@ The various useful targets are described in the table below
 | `assets`  | Only converts image assets (and generates palette include files) |
 | `tools`   | Only builds the tools (`vasm` & `vlink`) |
 
+By default the target will not include `linedebug` data and will be stripped of symbols. To preserver these pass `DEBUG=1`:
+
+```sh
+make <TARGET> DEBUG=1
+```
+
 The Makefile also supports a set of 'clean-up' targets to remove files:
 
 | Target            | Description |