diff --git a/.github/workflows/pr-validate.yml b/.github/workflows/pr-validate.yml
index 7b6f224c6037..ec8ed005c75c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pr-validate.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pr-validate.yml
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ concurrency:
 
 env:
   LANG: en_US
-  MAVEN_OPTS: -Xmx3000m
+  MAVEN_OPTS: -Xmx3500m
   CQ_MAVEN_ARGS: -V -ntp -e -Daether.connector.http.connectionMaxTtl=120
 
 jobs: