diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index df7d5559bcaaaf10d9695db2af3aa2c6c0a7a1a5..f6be812486ad7b14043ce1cc77131790c7bbf8c2 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 image: registry.gitlab.tugraz.at/dbp/topics/signature/main:v1
 
+variables:
+  NODE_OPTIONS: '--max-old-space-size=4096'
+
 cache:
   key: $CI_PROJECT_PATH
   paths: