diff --git a/.github/workflows/nightly_linux_arm64.yml b/.github/workflows/nightly_linux_arm64.yml
index 96f9d5d9582..cecd98cba8b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/nightly_linux_arm64.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/nightly_linux_arm64.yml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ jobs:
         run: ./ci/write_version.sh
 
       - name: build release with lto
-        run: cargo build --profile=release-with-lto --locked --bin roc 
+        run: cargo build --profile=release-with-lto --locked --bin roc --bin roc_ls
 
       - name: get commit SHA
         run:  echo "SHA=$(git rev-parse --short "$GITHUB_SHA")" >> $GITHUB_ENV
diff --git a/.github/workflows/nightly_linux_x86_64.yml b/.github/workflows/nightly_linux_x86_64.yml
index d285e65136d..a08befd34f5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/nightly_linux_x86_64.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/nightly_linux_x86_64.yml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ jobs:
         run: ./ci/write_version.sh
 
       - name: build release with lto
-        run: RUSTFLAGS="-C target-cpu=x86-64" cargo build --profile=release-with-lto --locked --bin roc 
+        run: RUSTFLAGS="-C target-cpu=x86-64" cargo build --profile=release-with-lto --locked --bin roc --bin roc_ls
         # target-cpu=x86-64 -> For maximal compatibility for all CPU's. This was also faster in our tests: https://roc.zulipchat.com/#narrow/stream/231635-compiler-development/topic/.2Ecargo.2Fconfig.2Etoml/near/325726299
 
       - name: get commit SHA
diff --git a/.github/workflows/nightly_macos_apple_silicon.yml b/.github/workflows/nightly_macos_apple_silicon.yml
index 63340de3039..840367c472d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/nightly_macos_apple_silicon.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/nightly_macos_apple_silicon.yml
@@ -42,11 +42,7 @@ jobs:
         run: ./ci/write_version.sh
 
       - name: build nightly release
-        run: cargo build --locked --profile=release-with-lto --bin roc
-
-      # this makes the roc binary a lot smaller
-      - name: strip debug info
-        run: strip ./target/release-with-lto/roc
+        run: cargo build --locked --profile=release-with-lto --bin roc --bin roc_ls
 
       - name: package release
         run: ./ci/package_release.sh ${{ env.RELEASE_FOLDER_NAME }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/nightly_macos_x86_64.yml b/.github/workflows/nightly_macos_x86_64.yml
index 6dd330aa991..7b26a15a8e0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/nightly_macos_x86_64.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/nightly_macos_x86_64.yml
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ jobs:
         # this issue may be caused by using older versions of XCode
 
       - name: build release
-        run: RUSTFLAGS="-C target-cpu=x86-64" cargo build --profile=release-with-lto --locked --bin roc
+        run: RUSTFLAGS="-C target-cpu=x86-64" cargo build --profile=release-with-lto --locked --bin roc --bin roc_ls
         # target-cpu=x86-64 -> For maximal compatibility for all CPU's.
           
       - name: get commit SHA
diff --git a/Earthfile b/Earthfile
index ae0df6e89c7..bb217ad5722 100644
--- a/Earthfile
+++ b/Earthfile
@@ -53,9 +53,7 @@ build-nightly-release:
     COPY --dir .git LICENSE LEGAL_DETAILS ci ./
     # version.txt is used by the CLI: roc --version
     RUN ./ci/write_version.sh
-    RUN RUSTFLAGS=$RUSTFLAGS cargo build --profile=release-with-lto --locked --bin roc
-    # strip debug info
-    RUN strip ./target/release-with-lto/roc
+    RUN RUSTFLAGS=$RUSTFLAGS cargo build --profile=release-with-lto --locked --bin roc --bin roc_ls
     RUN ./ci/package_release.sh $RELEASE_FOLDER_NAME
     RUN ls
     SAVE ARTIFACT ./$RELEASE_FOLDER_NAME.tar.gz AS LOCAL $RELEASE_FOLDER_NAME.tar.gz
diff --git a/ci/package_release.sh b/ci/package_release.sh
index e99680f3e50..131e155b61c 100755
--- a/ci/package_release.sh
+++ b/ci/package_release.sh
@@ -3,15 +3,21 @@
 # https://vaneyckt.io/posts/safer_bash_scripts_with_set_euxo_pipefail/
 set -euxo pipefail
 
-cp target/release-with-lto/roc ./roc # to be able to delete "target" later
+# this makes the binaries a lot smaller
+strip ./target/release-with-lto/roc
+strip ./target/release-with-lto/roc_ls
+
+# to be able to delete "target" later
+cp target/release-with-lto/roc ./roc
+cp target/release-with-lto/roc_ls ./roc_lang_server
 
 # delete unnecessary files and folders
-git clean -fdx --exclude roc
+git clean -fdx --exclude roc --exclude roc_lang_server
 
 mkdir $1
 
 
-mv roc LICENSE LEGAL_DETAILS $1
+mv roc roc_lang_server LICENSE LEGAL_DETAILS $1
 
 mkdir $1/examples
 mv examples/helloWorld.roc examples/platform-switching examples/cli $1/examples