diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 200ee05..e88f18c 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 
 ### Bug fixes
 - #28 fix broken documentation links
+- #38 Compile with `panic='abort'` in release mode, for safety of the library across FFI boundaries.
 
 ## v0.1.0
 
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 2a4e6ed..ab11445 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ members = [
 opt-level = 3
 lto = "thin"
 incremental = true
+panic = 'abort'
 
 [profile.bench]
 opt-level = 3
@@ -47,6 +48,7 @@ debug-assertions = false
 
 [profile.dev]
 opt-level = 0
+panic = 'abort'
 
 [profile.test]
 opt-level = 3