diff --git a/gradle.properties b/gradle.properties
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..95b4763a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gradle.properties
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+org.gradle.jvmargs=-Xmx4G
diff --git a/release.properties b/release.properties
index a288a0de..699ddb07 100644
--- a/release.properties
+++ b/release.properties
@@ -1 +1 @@
-version=2-pre
\ No newline at end of file
+version=2-pre