diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 61bc8e501ec9..fa6d1f80ae0c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ jobs:
         shell: bash
         run: |
           set -ex
+          set -o pipefail
           git config --global --add safe.directory /__w/CCF/CCF
           # Ensure all files have timestamps strictly after SOURCE_DATE_EPOCH,
           # otherwise rpmbuild will not clamp to SOURCE_DATE_EPOCH and the build
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ jobs:
           find . -type f -exec touch {} +
           mkdir build
           cd build
-          cmake -GNinja -DCLIENT_PROTOCOLS_TEST=ON -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release ..
+          cmake -GNinja -DCLIENT_PROTOCOLS_TEST=ON -DCCF_ENABLE_RELEASE_HARDENING=ON -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release ..
           ninja -v | tee build.log
 
       - name: "Test"
@@ -182,7 +183,7 @@ jobs:
 
           # Reset cmake config to affect cpack settings
           rm CMakeCache.txt
-          cmake -GNinja -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release ..
+          cmake -GNinja -DCCF_ENABLE_RELEASE_HARDENING=ON -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release ..
 
           cmake -L .. 2>/dev/null | grep CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX: | cut -d = -f 2 > /tmp/install_prefix
           cpack -V -G RPM
diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 67e47b6eaebd..0a1de9758ff7 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -19,6 +19,23 @@ message(STATUS "CCF version = ${CCF_VERSION}")
 message(STATUS "CCF release version = ${CCF_RELEASE_VERSION}")
 message(STATUS "CCF version suffix = ${CCF_VERSION_SUFFIX}")
 
+option(
+  CCF_ENABLE_RELEASE_HARDENING
+  "Enable supported compiler and linker hardening options for release configurations"
+  ON
+)
+
+# Enable common release-build hardening where the active toolchain supports it:
+# -fstack-protector-strong adds canary checks to functions with vulnerable stack
+# objects, -D_FORTIFY_SOURCE=2 enables fortified libc wrappers when optimisation
+# is enabled, -fstack-clash-protection probes large stack allocations, and
+# -z relro/-z now make dynamic relocation metadata read-only after eager binding.
+# See GCC's instrumentation options
+# (https://gcc.gnu.org/onlinedocs/gcc/Instrumentation-Options.html), glibc's
+# fortification documentation
+# (https://sourceware.org/glibc/wiki/Source_Fortification), and GNU ld's options
+# (https://sourceware.org/binutils/docs/ld/Options.html).
+
 # Set the default install prefix for CCF. Users may override this value with the
 # cmake command. For example:
 #
@@ -215,6 +232,7 @@ target_include_directories(ccf_launcher PRIVATE ${CCF_GENERATED_DIR})
 # HTTP parser
 add_library(http_parser "${HTTP_PARSER_SOURCES}")
 set_property(TARGET http_parser PROPERTY POSITION_INDEPENDENT_CODE ON)
+add_hardening(http_parser)
 install(TARGETS http_parser EXPORT ccf DESTINATION lib)
 
 # CCF platform agnostic library
@@ -499,6 +517,7 @@ target_link_libraries(
   verify_uvm_attestation_and_endorsements
   PRIVATE ccf_pal ccf
 )
+add_hardening(verify_uvm_attestation_and_endorsements)
 install(TARGETS verify_uvm_attestation_and_endorsements DESTINATION bin)
 
 # SNP attestation fetching and verification binary
@@ -510,6 +529,7 @@ target_link_libraries(
   verify_attestation
   PRIVATE ccf_pal ccf_tasks uv curl http_parser
 )
+add_hardening(verify_attestation)
 install(TARGETS verify_attestation DESTINATION bin)
 
 if(BUILD_TESTS)
@@ -1458,4 +1478,5 @@ install(
 # Perf tool executable (requires Arrow/Parquet, not compatible with GLIBCXX_DEBUG)
 if(NOT GLIBCXX_DEBUG)
   include(${CCF_DIR}/tests/perf-system/submitter/CMakeLists.txt)
+  add_hardening(submit)
 endif()
diff --git a/cmake/ccf_app.cmake b/cmake/ccf_app.cmake
index a6e324ea9718..d104052bac24 100644
--- a/cmake/ccf_app.cmake
+++ b/cmake/ccf_app.cmake
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ function(add_ccf_app name)
   set_property(TARGET ${name} PROPERTY POSITION_INDEPENDENT_CODE ON)
 
   add_san(${name})
+  add_hardening(${name})
   add_tidy(${name})
   enable_coverage(${name})
 
@@ -68,6 +69,7 @@ function(add_ccf_static_library name)
   set_property(TARGET ${name} PROPERTY POSITION_INDEPENDENT_CODE ON)
 
   add_san(${name})
+  add_hardening(${name})
   add_tidy(${name})
   add_warning_checks(${name})
 
diff --git a/cmake/crypto.cmake b/cmake/crypto.cmake
index a17450e8d1b4..57d9c958c337 100644
--- a/cmake/crypto.cmake
+++ b/cmake/crypto.cmake
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ find_library(TLS_LIBRARY ssl)
 
 add_library(ccfcrypto STATIC ${CCFCRYPTO_SRC})
 add_san(ccfcrypto)
+add_hardening(ccfcrypto)
 add_tidy(ccfcrypto)
 
 target_link_libraries(ccfcrypto PUBLIC crypto ssl evercbor)
diff --git a/cmake/evercbor.cmake b/cmake/evercbor.cmake
index 7d387dbf68d7..a34e9e538dd4 100644
--- a/cmake/evercbor.cmake
+++ b/cmake/evercbor.cmake
@@ -15,5 +15,6 @@ target_include_directories(
 target_compile_options(evercbor PRIVATE -Wno-everything)
 set_property(TARGET evercbor PROPERTY POSITION_INDEPENDENT_CODE ON)
 add_san(evercbor)
+add_hardening(evercbor)
 
 install(TARGETS evercbor EXPORT ccf DESTINATION lib)
diff --git a/cmake/gersemi_definitions.cmake b/cmake/gersemi_definitions.cmake
index 68143b27293d..d11c2795ed81 100644
--- a/cmake/gersemi_definitions.cmake
+++ b/cmake/gersemi_definitions.cmake
@@ -67,6 +67,9 @@ endfunction()
 function(add_san name)
 endfunction()
 
+function(add_hardening name)
+endfunction()
+
 function(add_tidy name)
 endfunction()
 
diff --git a/cmake/quickjs.cmake b/cmake/quickjs.cmake
index 6df4483a8f65..c4ce7d1345ef 100644
--- a/cmake/quickjs.cmake
+++ b/cmake/quickjs.cmake
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ target_compile_options(
   PRIVATE $<$<CONFIG:Debug>:-DDUMP_LEAKS>
 )
 add_san(quickjs)
+add_hardening(quickjs)
 set_property(TARGET quickjs PROPERTY POSITION_INDEPENDENT_CODE ON)
 target_include_directories(
   quickjs
diff --git a/cmake/tools.cmake b/cmake/tools.cmake
index 7c5006041045..0585dc33a64f 100644
--- a/cmake/tools.cmake
+++ b/cmake/tools.cmake
@@ -43,6 +43,68 @@ function(add_san name)
   endif()
 endfunction()
 
+function(add_hardening name)
+  if(NOT CCF_ENABLE_RELEASE_HARDENING)
+    return()
+  endif()
+
+  include(CheckCompilerFlag)
+  include(CheckLinkerFlag)
+
+  set(
+    release_configuration
+    "$<OR:$<CONFIG:Release>,$<CONFIG:RelWithDebInfo>,$<CONFIG:MinSizeRel>>"
+  )
+
+  foreach(lang C CXX)
+    foreach(
+      flag
+      IN
+      ITEMS
+        "-fstack-protector-strong"
+        "-D_FORTIFY_SOURCE=2"
+        "-fstack-clash-protection"
+    )
+      string(MAKE_C_IDENTIFIER "${lang}_${flag}" flag_id)
+      set(supported_var "CCF_${flag_id}_SUPPORTED")
+      check_compiler_flag(${lang} "${flag}" ${supported_var})
+      if(${supported_var})
+        target_compile_options(
+          ${name}
+          PRIVATE
+            "$<$<AND:${release_configuration},$<COMPILE_LANGUAGE:${lang}>>:${flag}>"
+        )
+      endif()
+    endforeach()
+  endforeach()
+
+  # Static, object, and interface libraries do not perform a link step here, but
+  # compile hardening still applies to their object files.
+  get_target_property(target_type ${name} TYPE)
+  if(
+    target_type STREQUAL "STATIC_LIBRARY"
+    OR target_type STREQUAL "OBJECT_LIBRARY"
+    OR target_type STREQUAL "INTERFACE_LIBRARY"
+  )
+    return()
+  endif()
+
+  foreach(lang C CXX)
+    foreach(flag IN ITEMS "LINKER:-z,relro" "LINKER:-z,now")
+      string(MAKE_C_IDENTIFIER "${lang}_${flag}" flag_id)
+      set(supported_var "CCF_${flag_id}_SUPPORTED")
+      check_linker_flag(${lang} "${flag}" ${supported_var})
+      if(${supported_var})
+        target_link_options(
+          ${name}
+          PRIVATE
+            "$<$<AND:${release_configuration},$<LINK_LANGUAGE:${lang}>>:${flag}>"
+        )
+      endif()
+    endforeach()
+  endforeach()
+endfunction()
+
 function(add_tidy name)
   set_target_properties(
     ${name}
diff --git a/reproduce/reproduce_rpm.sh b/reproduce/reproduce_rpm.sh
index d18499cda19c..c4232a412337 100755
--- a/reproduce/reproduce_rpm.sh
+++ b/reproduce/reproduce_rpm.sh
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 # This script is intended to be called from start_container_and_reproduce_rpm.sh script.
 # builds the RPM using timestamps from the JSON and outputs the package.
 
-set -exu
+set -exuo pipefail
 
 usage() {
   echo "Usage: $0 <reproduce_platform.json>"
@@ -26,10 +26,10 @@ build_pkg() {
   mkdir -p /tmp/reproduced
   mkdir -p build && cd build
   echo "Reproducing CCF package..."
-  cmake -G Ninja -DCLIENT_PROTOCOLS_TEST=ON -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release ..
+  cmake -G Ninja -DCLIENT_PROTOCOLS_TEST=ON -DCCF_ENABLE_RELEASE_HARDENING=ON -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release ..
   ninja -v
   rm CMakeCache.txt
-  cmake -G Ninja -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release ..
+  cmake -G Ninja -DCCF_ENABLE_RELEASE_HARDENING=ON -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release ..
   cmake -L .. 2>/dev/null | grep CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX: | cut -d = -f 2 > /tmp/install_prefix
   cpack -V -G RPM
   D_INITIAL_PKG=`ls *.rpm`
@@ -46,4 +46,3 @@ REPRO_JSON="$1"
 setup_env
 install_deps
 build_pkg
-