diff --git a/docs/providers.md b/docs/providers.md
index 491b0fd9..96e58b5c 100644
--- a/docs/providers.md
+++ b/docs/providers.md
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ Here's an example config for `java` provider that is currently in-tree and does
                     "package1.test",
                     "package2.test"
                 ],
+                "jvmMaxMem": "2048m",
             }
         }
     ]
@@ -105,6 +106,8 @@ The `java` provider also takes following options in `providerSpecificConfig`:
 
 * `excludePackages`: List of dependency packages on which to add exclude label.
 
+* `jvmMaxMem`: Max memory for JVM, value is passed as-is using `-Xmx` option. _Note that the default `-Xms` value set on JVM is `1G`, therefore, `jvmMaxMem` value less than `1G` has no effect_
+
 #### Builtin Provider
 
 The `builtin` provider is configured by default. To override the default config, a new config can be added to provider settings file: