diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 546ae994..ad592065 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -11,6 +11,9 @@
   - Fix background transaction pre-empt on foreground record open
   - ProtectedStore is now exported correctly through the VeilidAPI object and the old reust interface is removed. Switch to accessing ProtectedStore through VeilidAPI.
 
+- veilid-flutter:
+  - Fix missing symbols for iOS release builds.
+
 - veilid-python:
   - More tests
 
diff --git a/scripts/ios_build.sh b/scripts/ios_build.sh
index 19e11be9..af196090 100755
--- a/scripts/ios_build.sh
+++ b/scripts/ios_build.sh
@@ -68,7 +68,9 @@ do
         HOMEBREW_DIR=$(dirname `which brew`)
     fi
 
-    env -i PATH=/usr/bin:/bin:$HOMEBREW_DIR:$CARGO_DIR HOME="$HOME" USER="$USER" IPHONEOS_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET="$IPHONEOS_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET" ${RUST_ENV[@]+"${RUST_ENV[@]}"} cargo $CARGO_TOOLCHAIN build $EXTRA_CARGO_OPTIONS --target $CARGO_TARGET --manifest-path $CARGO_MANIFEST_PATH
+    # staticlib alone: built alongside cdylib, LTO internalizes the #[no_mangle] FFI exports out of the archive
+    # (rustc needs one package, so -p selects it out of the virtual workspace manifest; crate name uses dashes)
+    env -i PATH=/usr/bin:/bin:$HOMEBREW_DIR:$CARGO_DIR HOME="$HOME" USER="$USER" IPHONEOS_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET="$IPHONEOS_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET" ${RUST_ENV[@]+"${RUST_ENV[@]}"} cargo $CARGO_TOOLCHAIN rustc $EXTRA_CARGO_OPTIONS -p "${PACKAGE_NAME//_/-}" --lib --crate-type staticlib --target $CARGO_TARGET --manifest-path $CARGO_MANIFEST_PATH
 
     LIPOS="$LIPOS $TARGET_PATH/$CARGO_TARGET/$BUILD_MODE/lib$PACKAGE_NAME.a"
 
diff --git a/veilid-flutter/example/ios/Runner.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj b/veilid-flutter/example/ios/Runner.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
index 7fa30302..726ed1ce 100644
--- a/veilid-flutter/example/ios/Runner.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
+++ b/veilid-flutter/example/ios/Runner.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
@@ -384,6 +384,7 @@
 				"OTHER_LDFLAGS[sdk=iphoneos*]" = (
 					"$(inherited)",
 					"-Wl,-force_load,$(SRCROOT)/../../../target/lipo-ios/libveilid_flutter.a",
+					"-Wl,-export_dynamic",
 				);
 				"OTHER_LDFLAGS[sdk=iphonesimulator*]" = (
 					"$(inherited)",
@@ -524,6 +525,7 @@
 				"OTHER_LDFLAGS[sdk=iphoneos*]" = (
 					"$(inherited)",
 					"-Wl,-force_load,$(SRCROOT)/../../../target/lipo-ios/libveilid_flutter.a",
+					"-Wl,-export_dynamic",
 				);
 				"OTHER_LDFLAGS[sdk=iphonesimulator*]" = (
 					"$(inherited)",
@@ -556,6 +558,7 @@
 				"OTHER_LDFLAGS[sdk=iphoneos*]" = (
 					"$(inherited)",
 					"-Wl,-force_load,$(SRCROOT)/../../../target/lipo-ios/libveilid_flutter.a",
+					"-Wl,-export_dynamic",
 				);
 				"OTHER_LDFLAGS[sdk=iphonesimulator*]" = (
 					"$(inherited)",
diff --git a/veilid-flutter/ios/veilid.podspec b/veilid-flutter/ios/veilid.podspec
index b2f08ea0..b5a27e57 100644
--- a/veilid-flutter/ios/veilid.podspec
+++ b/veilid-flutter/ios/veilid.podspec
@@ -29,7 +29,9 @@ Veilid Network Plugin
   cargo_target_dir = File.join(workspace_dir, 'target')
 
   s.xcconfig = { 
-    'OTHER_LDFLAGS' => "-Wl,-force_load,#{File.join(cargo_target_dir, 'lipo-ios', 'libveilid_flutter.a')}",
+    # -export_dynamic: the FFI entry points have no static referrer (Dart resolves them via
+    # dlsym at runtime), so a release -dead_strip drops them unless they are export roots
+    'OTHER_LDFLAGS' => "-Wl,-force_load,#{File.join(cargo_target_dir, 'lipo-ios', 'libveilid_flutter.a')} -Wl,-export_dynamic",
     "LIBRARY_SEARCH_PATHS" => File.join(cargo_target_dir, 'lipo-ios')
   }