diff --git a/src/bootstrap/defaults/config.compiler.toml b/src/bootstrap/defaults/config.compiler.toml
index d93c5fd25a150..fd2da24699086 100644
--- a/src/bootstrap/defaults/config.compiler.toml
+++ b/src/bootstrap/defaults/config.compiler.toml
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ compiler-docs = true
 # where adding `debug!()` appears to do nothing.
 # However, it makes running the compiler slightly slower.
 debug-logging = true
+# Get actually-useful information from backtraces, profiling, etc. with minimal added bytes
+debuginfo-level = "line-tables-only"
 # This greatly increases the speed of rebuilds, especially when there are only minor changes. However, it makes the initial build slightly slower.
 incremental = true
 # Print backtrace on internal compiler errors during bootstrap
diff --git a/src/bootstrap/src/utils/change_tracker.rs b/src/bootstrap/src/utils/change_tracker.rs
index db3df598a0c63..ec69794af19d9 100644
--- a/src/bootstrap/src/utils/change_tracker.rs
+++ b/src/bootstrap/src/utils/change_tracker.rs
@@ -175,4 +175,9 @@ pub const CONFIG_CHANGE_HISTORY: &[ChangeInfo] = &[
         severity: ChangeSeverity::Warning,
         summary: "The deprecated field `changelog-seen` has been removed. Using that field in `config.toml` from now on will result in breakage.",
     },
+    ChangeInfo {
+        change_id: 123337,
+        severity: ChangeSeverity::Info,
+        summary: r#"The compiler profile now defaults to rust.debuginfo-level = "line-tables-only""#,
+    },
 ];