diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 809e1d0..9affa16 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 - #29 Fix `to_non_unique_bytes` for `BLS12::G1Prepared`
 - #34 Fix `mul_by_inverse` for constants
 - #42 Fix regression in `mul_by_inverse` constraint count
+- #47 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 d725874..7bd31ee 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -12,6 +12,12 @@ include = ["Cargo.toml", "src", "README.md", "LICENSE-APACHE", "LICENSE-MIT"]
 license = "MIT/Apache-2.0"
 edition = "2018"
 
+[profile.release]
+panic = 'abort'
+
+[profile.dev]
+panic = 'abort'
+
 [dependencies]
 ark-ff = { git = "https://github.com/arkworks-rs/algebra", default-features = false }
 ark-ec = { git = "https://github.com/arkworks-rs/algebra", default-features = false }