diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 6e428cde4..f74b2e1f3 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -102,10 +102,7 @@ checksum = "cdb031dd78e28731d87d56cc8ffef4a8f36ca26c38fe2de700543e627f8a464a"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "azul"
-version = "0.0.1"
-dependencies = [
- "azul-dll",
-]
+version = "1.0.0-alpha1"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "azul-core"
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 2c3af02c0..939266e75 100755
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -19,10 +19,10 @@ panic = "abort"
 debug = true
 
 [profile.release]
-opt-level = 's'
-lto = false
-panic = "unwind"
-codegen-units = 16
+opt-level = 3
+lto = true
+panic = "abort"
+codegen-units = 1
 debug = false
 debug-assertions = false
 overflow-checks = false
diff --git a/api/rust/Cargo.toml b/api/rust/Cargo.toml
index 0b6bf070d..d8f99e9b9 100644
--- a/api/rust/Cargo.toml
+++ b/api/rust/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,55 +1,52 @@
 [package]
 name = "azul"
-version = "0.0.1"
+version = "1.0.0-alpha1"
 authors = ["Felix Schütt <felix.schuett@maps4print.com>"]
 license = "MIT"
 description = '''
-    Azul GUI is a free, functional, immediate-mode GUI framework
-    for rapid development of desktop applications written in Rust,
-    supported by the Mozilla WebRender rendering engine
+    Azul GUI is a free, functional, reactive GUI framework
+    for rapid development of desktop applications written in Rust and C,
+    using the Mozilla WebRender rendering engine.
 '''
 homepage = "https://azul.rs/"
 keywords = ["gui", "GUI", "user-interface", "svg", "graphics" ]
 categories = ["gui"]
-repository = "https://github.com/maps4print/azul"
-readme = "../README.md"
+repository = "https://github.com/fschutt/azul"
+readme = "../../README.md"
 exclude = ["../assets/*", "../doc/*", "../examples/*"]
 autoexamples = false
 edition = "2018"
 build = "build.rs"
 links = "azul"
 
-[lib]
-path = "lib.rs"
-
 [dependencies]
-azul-dll = { version = "0.0.1", path = "../../azul-dll", default-features = false, features = ["rlib"], optional = true }
+# azul-dll = { version = "0.0.1", path = "../../azul-dll", default-features = false, features = ["rlib"], optional = true }
 
-[features]
-default = []
-link_static = [
-    "azul-dll",
-    # enable all features of azul-dll
-    "azul-dll/std",
-    "azul-dll/logging",
-    "azul-dll/css_parser",
-    "azul-dll/font_loading",
-    "azul-dll/text_layout",
-    "azul-dll/svg",
-    "azul-dll/xml",
-    "azul-dll/image_loading",
-    "azul-dll/gif",
-    "azul-dll/jpeg",
-    "azul-dll/png",
-    "azul-dll/tiff",
-    "azul-dll/bmp",
-    "azul-dll/ico",
-    "azul-dll/tga",
-    "azul-dll/hdr",
-    "azul-dll/dxt",
-    "azul-dll/webp",
-    "azul-dll/pnm",
-]
-# currently blocked on gleam, allsorts, rayon and webrender not being no_std
-no_std = ["link_static", "azul-dll/css_parser", "azul-dll/text_layout"]
-minifb = ["azul-dll/std", "link_static"]
\ No newline at end of file
+# [features]
+# default = []
+# link_static = [
+#     "azul-dll",
+#     # enable all features of azul-dll
+#     "azul-dll/std",
+#     "azul-dll/logging",
+#     "azul-dll/css_parser",
+#     "azul-dll/font_loading",
+#     "azul-dll/text_layout",
+#     "azul-dll/svg",
+#     "azul-dll/xml",
+#     "azul-dll/image_loading",
+#     "azul-dll/gif",
+#     "azul-dll/jpeg",
+#     "azul-dll/png",
+#     "azul-dll/tiff",
+#     "azul-dll/bmp",
+#     "azul-dll/ico",
+#     "azul-dll/tga",
+#     "azul-dll/hdr",
+#     "azul-dll/dxt",
+#     "azul-dll/webp",
+#     "azul-dll/pnm",
+# ]
+# # currently blocked on gleam, allsorts, rayon and webrender not being no_std
+# no_std = ["link_static", "azul-dll/css_parser", "azul-dll/text_layout"]
+# minifb = ["azul-dll/std", "link_static"]#
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/api/rust/lib.rs b/api/rust/src/lib.rs
similarity index 100%
rename from api/rust/lib.rs
rename to api/rust/src/lib.rs
diff --git a/azul-dll/Cargo.toml b/azul-dll/Cargo.toml
index 7d62e359e..1bfe073b7 100644
--- a/azul-dll/Cargo.toml
+++ b/azul-dll/Cargo.toml
@@ -30,10 +30,10 @@ panic = "unwind"
 debug = false
 
 [profile.release]
-opt-level = 's'
-lto = false
-panic = "unwind"
-codegen-units = 16
+opt-level = 3
+lto = true
+panic = "abort"
+codegen-units = 1
 debug = false
 debug-assertions = false
 overflow-checks = false
diff --git a/build.py b/build.py
index e4a444678..3b9dd5301 100644
--- a/build.py
+++ b/build.py
@@ -2987,7 +2987,7 @@ def generate_api():
     forward_declarations = rust_dll_result[3]
 
     write_file(rust_dll_result[0], root_folder + "/azul-dll/src/lib.rs")
-    write_file(generate_rust_api(apiData, structs_map, functions_map.copy()), root_folder + "/api/rust/lib.rs")
+    write_file(generate_rust_api(apiData, structs_map, functions_map.copy()), root_folder + "/api/rust/src/lib.rs")
     write_file(generate_c_api(apiData, structs_map), root_folder + "/api/c/azul.h")
     write_file(generate_python_api(apiData, structs_map, functions_map.copy()), root_folder + "/azul-dll/src/python.rs")
     write_file(generate_cpp_api(apiData, structs_map), root_folder + "/api/cpp/azul.hpp")
@@ -3629,6 +3629,7 @@ def generate_license():
     license_authors = read_file(root_folder + "/LICENSE-WINDOWS.json")
     license_json = json.loads(license_authors)
     license_authors_formatted = format_license_authors(license_json)
+    remove_unused_crates(license_json, root_folder + "/../azul-v1.0-alpha1")
     final_license_text = license_template.replace("$$CONTRIBUTORS_AND_LICENSES_SEE_PYTHON_SCRIPT$$", license_authors_formatted)
     write_file(final_license_text, root_folder + "/LICENSE-WINDOWS.txt")
     remove_path(root_folder + "/LICENSE-WINDOWS.json")
@@ -3649,6 +3650,50 @@ def format_license_authors(license_json):
         license_txt += name + " v" + version + " licensed " + license + "\r\n    by " + ", ".join(authors) + "\r\n"
     return license_txt
 
+# cargo vendor vendors a lot of unused crates for some reason
+# this reduces the dependencies.zip file to a more reasonable size
+# use WinDirState to see what files are taking up the most space
+def remove_unused_crates(license_json, vendor_path):
+    license_txt = ""
+    added = [
+        "azul-dll",
+        "azul-desktop",
+        "azulc",
+        "azul-css",
+        "azul-core",
+        "azul-layout",
+        "azul-text-layout",
+        "azul-css-parser",
+    ]
+    vendored_crates = os.listdir(vendor_path)
+    for crate in license_json:
+        name = crate["name"]
+        if not(name in added):
+            if name in vendored_crates:
+                vendored_crates.remove(name)
+
+    # vendored_crates now contains the list of vendored
+    # directories that are not used by this build
+    for folder in vendored_crates:
+        remove_path(vendor_path + "/" + folder)
+
+    blacklisted_folder_names = ["test", "tests", "doc", "benches", "examples", "ci", "fixtures"]
+    blacklisted_file_endings = [".xml", ".csv"]
+
+    # remove all "test" "tests", "doc", "benches" and "examples" "ci" directories
+    for v in os.listdir(vendor_path):
+        for f in os.listdir(vendor_path + "/" + v):
+            if f in blacklisted_folder_names:
+                remove_path(vendor_path + "/" + v + "/" + f)
+
+    # as well as any ".json", ".xml" and ".csv" files
+    for root, dirs, files in os.walk(vendor_path):
+        for file in files:
+            for b in blacklisted_file_endings:
+                if file.endswith(b):
+                    print("removing " + os.path.join(root, file))
+                    os.remove(os.path.join(root, file))
+
 def full_test():
     os.system('cd "' + root_folder + '/azul-dll" && cargo check --verbose --all-features')
     os.system('cd "' + root_folder + '/azul-dll" && cargo check --verbose --examples')
diff --git a/examples/Cargo.toml b/examples/Cargo.toml
index 59573c893..74ba107aa 100644
--- a/examples/Cargo.toml
+++ b/examples/Cargo.toml
@@ -39,6 +39,6 @@ name = "opengl"
 path = "rust/opengl.rs"
 
 [dependencies]
-azul = { version = "0.0.1", path = "../api/rust" }
+azul = { version = "1.0.0-alpha1", path = "../api/rust" }
 # azul-widgets = { version = "0.0.2", path = "../azul-widgets" }
 # libc_alloc = { version = "1.0.2", default-features = false }