diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 3e8b50375e0..05552078b68 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -41,6 +41,9 @@ jobs:
     - name: Composer install
       run: composer install --prefer-dist --no-progress --ignore-platform-req=ext-* --no-dev
 
+    - name: Optimize autoloader
+      run: composer dump-autoload --optimize
+
     - name: Create ZIP file
       run: zip -rq openmage-${{ github.event.release.tag_name }}.zip . -x '.git/*'
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index e33cec3a218..310aaf9ba7b 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -115,6 +115,12 @@ composer require "openmage/magento-lts":"1.9.4.x-dev"
 composer require "openmage/magento-lts":"20.0.x-dev"
 ```
 
+When deploying to a production environment, it's recommended to optimize Composer's autoloader to speed up classes lookup time:
+
+```bash
+composer dump-autoload --optimize
+```
+
 ### Git
 
 If you want to contribute to the project: