diff --git a/DigitalCredentials/gradle.properties b/DigitalCredentials/gradle.properties
index 5bac8ac..ea6462b 100644
--- a/DigitalCredentials/gradle.properties
+++ b/DigitalCredentials/gradle.properties
@@ -1 +1,5 @@
+# Specifies the JVM arguments used for the daemon process.
+# The setting is particularly useful for tweaking memory settings.
+org.gradle.jvmargs=-Xmx4g -Dfile.encoding=UTF-8
+
 android.useAndroidX=true