diff --git a/p4a/pythonforandroid/bootstraps/lbry/build/templates/gradle.properties b/p4a/pythonforandroid/bootstraps/lbry/build/templates/gradle.properties
index 88524aa..7a61dce 100644
--- a/p4a/pythonforandroid/bootstraps/lbry/build/templates/gradle.properties
+++ b/p4a/pythonforandroid/bootstraps/lbry/build/templates/gradle.properties
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 android.useAndroidX=true
 android.enableJetifier=true
+org.gradle.jvmargs=-Xmx4096m
 
 ossrhUsername={{ env["SONATYPE_USERNAME"] }}
 ossrhPassword={{ env["SONATYPE_PASSWORD"] }}