diff --git a/gradle.properties b/gradle.properties
index bd3f895..666e48d 100644
--- a/gradle.properties
+++ b/gradle.properties
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+org.gradle.jvmargs=-Xmx2g -Dfile.encoding=UTF-8 --add-opens java.base/java.util.prefs=ALL_UNNAMED
 antlrVersion=2.7.7
 apacheGeodeVersion=1.14.0
 assertjVersion=3.21.0