diff --git a/.github/workflows/cli-binary.yml b/.github/workflows/cli-binary.yml
index c4e10631..c95a2ef9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/cli-binary.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/cli-binary.yml
@@ -47,10 +47,6 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           yarn workspace binary build
           ./examples/binary/napi-examples-binary
+          yarn workspace binary build --profile napi-rs-custom
         env:
           RUST_BACKTRACE: 1
-
-      - name: Clear the cargo caches
-        run: |
-          cargo install cargo-cache --no-default-features --features ci-autoclean
-          cargo-cache
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yaml b/.github/workflows/test.yaml
index 66160187..431b3c4d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yaml
@@ -73,3 +73,6 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           node ./node_modules/electron/install.js
           xvfb-run --auto-servernum yarn test:electron
+
+      - name: Test build with profile
+        run: yarn workspace @examples/napi build --profile napi-rs-custom
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 060f0091..9d3a6052 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -18,3 +18,7 @@ exclude = ["./testing"]
 
 [profile.release]
 lto = true
+
+[profile.napi-rs-custom]
+inherits = "dev"
+codegen-units = 1024
diff --git a/cli/codegen/commands.ts b/cli/codegen/commands.ts
index ba20d6ac..2bdba2a0 100644
--- a/cli/codegen/commands.ts
+++ b/cli/codegen/commands.ts
@@ -220,6 +220,11 @@ const BUILD_OPTIONS: CommandSchema = {
       description: 'Build the specified library or the one at cwd',
       short: 'p',
     },
+    {
+      name: 'profile',
+      type: 'string',
+      description: 'Build artifacts with the specified profile',
+    },
     {
       name: 'crossCompile',
       type: 'boolean',
diff --git a/cli/docs/build.md b/cli/docs/build.md
index 34f58854..0b02d9c4 100644
--- a/cli/docs/build.md
+++ b/cli/docs/build.md
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ new NapiCli().build({
 | verbose           | --verbose,-v          | boolean  | false    |         | Verbosely log build command trace                                                                                         |
 | bin               | --bin                 | string   | false    |         | Build only the specified binary                                                                                           |
 | package           | --package,-p          | string   | false    |         | Build the specified library or the one at cwd                                                                             |
+| profile           | --profile             | string   | false    |         | Build artifacts with the specified profile                                                                                |
 | crossCompile      | --cross-compile,-x    | boolean  | false    |         | [experimental] cross-compile for the specified target with `cargo-xwin` on windows and `cargo-zigbuild` on other platform |
 | useCross          | --use-cross           | boolean  | false    |         | [experimental] use [cross](https://github.com/cross-rs/cross) instead of `cargo`                                          |
 | watch             | --watch,-w            | boolean  | false    |         | watch the crate changes and build continiously with `cargo-watch` crates                                                  |
diff --git a/cli/src/api/build.ts b/cli/src/api/build.ts
index ec47de22..57a51ca9 100644
--- a/cli/src/api/build.ts
+++ b/cli/src/api/build.ts
@@ -402,6 +402,10 @@ class Builder {
       this.args.push('--target-dir', this.options.targetDir)
     }
 
+    if (this.options.profile) {
+      this.args.push('--profile', this.options.profile)
+    }
+
     if (this.options.cargoOptions?.length) {
       this.args.push(...this.options.cargoOptions)
     }
@@ -460,13 +464,10 @@ class Builder {
       return
     }
 
-    let outputFolder = this.options.release ? 'release' : 'debug'
-    if (this.options.cargoOptions?.includes('--profile')) {
-      const args = this.options.cargoOptions
-      const profileIndex = args.indexOf('--profile')
-      outputFolder = args[profileIndex + 1]
-    }
-    const src = join(this.targetDir, this.target.triple, outputFolder, srcName)
+    const profile =
+      this.options.profile ?? (this.options.release ? 'release' : 'debug')
+    const src = join(this.targetDir, this.target.triple, profile, srcName)
+    debug(`Copy artifact from: [${src}]`)
     const dest = join(this.outputDir, destName)
 
     try {
diff --git a/cli/src/def/build.ts b/cli/src/def/build.ts
index f93ad6e0..823d1ae2 100644
--- a/cli/src/def/build.ts
+++ b/cli/src/def/build.ts
@@ -92,6 +92,10 @@ export abstract class BaseBuildCommand extends Command {
     description: 'Build the specified library or the one at cwd',
   })
 
+  profile?: string = Option.String('--profile', {
+    description: 'Build artifacts with the specified profile',
+  })
+
   crossCompile?: boolean = Option.Boolean('--cross-compile,-x', {
     description:
       '[experimental] cross-compile for the specified target with `cargo-xwin` on windows and `cargo-zigbuild` on other platform',
@@ -139,6 +143,7 @@ export abstract class BaseBuildCommand extends Command {
       verbose: this.verbose,
       bin: this.bin,
       package: this.package,
+      profile: this.profile,
       crossCompile: this.crossCompile,
       useCross: this.useCross,
       watch: this.watch,
@@ -225,6 +230,10 @@ export interface BuildOptions {
    * Build the specified library or the one at cwd
    */
   package?: string
+  /**
+   * Build artifacts with the specified profile
+   */
+  profile?: string
   /**
    * [experimental] cross-compile for the specified target with `cargo-xwin` on windows and `cargo-zigbuild` on other platform
    */