diff --git a/commons/pom.xml b/commons/pom.xml
index b800cde2..b1480b21 100644
--- a/commons/pom.xml
+++ b/commons/pom.xml
@@ -324,6 +324,7 @@
           <excludes>
             <exclude>**/Test*.java</exclude>
           </excludes>
+          <argLine>-Xmx1024m</argLine>
         </configuration>
       </plugin>
     </plugins>