diff --git a/gradle.properties b/gradle.properties
index 1d3591c8..5f8975db 100644
--- a/gradle.properties
+++ b/gradle.properties
@@ -15,4 +15,6 @@
 # When configured, Gradle will run in incubating parallel mode.
 # This option should only be used with decoupled projects. More details, visit
 # http://www.gradle.org/docs/current/userguide/multi_project_builds.html#sec:decoupled_projects
-# org.gradle.parallel=true
\ No newline at end of file
+# org.gradle.parallel=true
+
+org.gradle.jvmargs=-Xmx4g -XX:MaxPermSize=512m