diff --git a/.github/workflows/react-native-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/react-native-ci.yml
index 051eeb0..c249d66 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/react-native-ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/react-native-ci.yml
@@ -52,11 +52,11 @@ jobs:
     - name: Install dependencies
       run: yarn install
 
-    - name: Set up JDK 20
+    - name: Set up JDK 17
       uses: actions/setup-java@v4
       with:
         distribution: 'oracle' 
-        java-version: '20'
+        java-version: '17'
         
     - name: Cache Gradle Wrapper
       uses: actions/cache@v2
@@ -76,6 +76,8 @@ jobs:
 
     - name: Build Android
       run: cd android && ./gradlew assembleDebug
+      env:
+        JVM_OPTS: '-Xmx4096m'
 
   ios_build:
     runs-on: macOS-latest