diff --git a/ci/scripts/build-project.sh b/ci/scripts/build-project.sh
index 1b2dc95..3844184 100755
--- a/ci/scripts/build-project.sh
+++ b/ci/scripts/build-project.sh
@@ -6,5 +6,5 @@ source "$(dirname "$0")/common.sh"
 repository=$(pwd)/distribution-repository
 
 pushd git-repo >/dev/null
-./gradlew --no-daemon clean build install -Dmaven.repo.local="${repository}"
+./gradlew --no-daemon clean build install -Dmaven.repo.local="${repository}" -Dorg.gradle.jvmargs="-Xmx512m -Xmx2048m"
 popd >/dev/null