diff --git a/lib/rustup.js b/lib/rustup.js
index 6ff1704..e3d06ee 100644
--- a/lib/rustup.js
+++ b/lib/rustup.js
@@ -31,9 +31,10 @@ function install() {
             core.addPath(path.join(toolPath, 'bin'));
         }
         else {
-            // update the GitHub managed VM version of rustup
+            // Update the GitHub managed VM version of rustup
             // to leverage newer features like "latest latest compatible nightly"
             yield exec.exec('rustup', ['self', 'update']);
+            yield exec.exec('rustup', ['set', 'profile', 'minimal']);
         }
     });
 }
diff --git a/src/rustup.ts b/src/rustup.ts
index f2b412c..1613512 100644
--- a/src/rustup.ts
+++ b/src/rustup.ts
@@ -15,9 +15,11 @@ export async function install() {
     core.debug('rustup is located under: ' + toolPath);
     core.addPath(path.join(toolPath, 'bin'));
   } else {
-    // update the GitHub managed VM version of rustup
+    // Update the GitHub managed VM version of rustup
     // to leverage newer features like "latest latest compatible nightly"
     await exec.exec('rustup', ['self', 'update']);
+
+    await exec.exec('rustup', ['set', 'profile', 'minimal']);
   }
 }