diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 7dcf08ccac1..2bfa8985fae 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -8,6 +8,9 @@ on:
     branches:
       - master
 
+env:
+  MAVEN_OPTS: -Xmx2g
+
 jobs:
   test:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest