diff --git a/build.properties b/build.properties
index b63ab0cc..7a513f74 100644
--- a/build.properties
+++ b/build.properties
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ ivy.cache.dir=${basedir}/../ivy-cache
 integration.repo.dir=${basedir}/../integration-repo
 source.version=1.4
 javadoc.exclude.package.names=org/springframework/webflow/samples/**
+javadoc.max.memory=256M
+test.vm.args=-XX:MaxPermSize=128M
 
 # For when releasing
 #release.type=release