diff --git a/toolchain/BUILD.bazel b/toolchain/BUILD.bazel
index 5bc8c8a03094..d6bd1748d82e 100644
--- a/toolchain/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/toolchain/BUILD.bazel
@@ -1,9 +1,15 @@
 load(":cc_toolchain_config.bzl", "cc_toolchain_config")
+load("@bazel_skylib//rules:common_settings.bzl", "bool_flag")
 
 package(default_visibility = ["//visibility:public"])
 
 filegroup(name = "empty")
 
+bool_flag(
+    name = "release",
+    build_setting_default = False,
+)
+
 TOOLCHAINS = {
     "osx-x86_64": "cc-compiler-osx-x86_64",
     "osx-aarch_64": "cc-compiler-osx-aarch_64",
@@ -19,7 +25,7 @@ TOOLCHAINS = {
 
 cc_toolchain_suite(
     name = "clang_suite",
-    toolchains = TOOLCHAINS
+    toolchains = TOOLCHAINS,
 )
 
 [
@@ -50,8 +56,8 @@ cc_toolchain_config(
 
 cc_toolchain_config(
     name = "linux-aarch_64-config",
-    sysroot = "/opt/manylinux/2014/aarch64",
     linker_path = "/usr/bin/ld",
+    sysroot = "/opt/manylinux/2014/aarch64",
     target_cpu = "aarch64",
     target_full_name = "aarch64-linux-gnu",
 )
diff --git a/toolchain/toolchains.bazelrc b/toolchain/toolchains.bazelrc
index 908a26e12ea0..30784b9bea9d 100644
--- a/toolchain/toolchains.bazelrc
+++ b/toolchain/toolchains.bazelrc
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 build:cross_config --crosstool_top=//toolchain:clang_suite
+build:cross_config --//toolchain:release=true
 build:cross_config --host_crosstool_top=@bazel_tools//tools/cpp:toolchain
 
 build:linux-aarch_64 --config=cross_config --cpu=linux-aarch_64