diff --git a/project.clj b/project.clj
index fe2c49d..7d4a71f 100644
--- a/project.clj
+++ b/project.clj
@@ -27,4 +27,5 @@
                  ]
   :main ^:skip-aot voxelburst.core
   :target-path "target/%s"
+  :jvm-opts ["-Xmx8G"]
   :profiles {:uberjar {:aot :all}})