diff --git a/snap/snapcraft.yaml b/snap/snapcraft.yaml
index 56c0ffc..1a202f7 100644
--- a/snap/snapcraft.yaml
+++ b/snap/snapcraft.yaml
@@ -26,3 +26,6 @@ parts:
       - git
       - libssl-dev
       - libevent-dev
+    override-build: |
+      snapcraftctl build
+      strip $SNAPCRAFT_PART_INSTALL/bin/*