diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 7184bdc1bbca392beb587fbdd03c4a5db46a1b63..bcca822fc0bd84cb4e939c29f81f303530f5b3f5 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ variables:
   BUNDLE_INSTALL_FLAGS: "--jobs=$(nproc) --retry=3"
   BUNDLE_FROZEN: "true"
   # we override the max_old_space_size to prevent OOM errors
-  NODE_OPTIONS: --max_old_space_size=4096
+  NODE_OPTIONS: --max_old_space_size=5120
   GIT_DEPTH: "20"
   # 'GIT_STRATEGY: clone' optimizes the pack-objects cache hit ratio
   GIT_STRATEGY: "clone"
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index b6ab860198e9a21af83719f7e9b0da9b1761a77f..f8424607882b333cde91cd1d17a93970d132e7b0 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     "block-dependencies": "node scripts/frontend/block_dependencies.js",
     "check:startup_css": "scripts/frontend/startup_css/startup_css_changed.sh",
     "clean": "rm -rf public/assets tmp/cache/*-loader",
-    "dev-server": "NODE_OPTIONS=\"--max-old-space-size=4096\" node scripts/frontend/webpack_dev_server.js",
+    "dev-server": "NODE_OPTIONS=\"--max-old-space-size=5120\" node scripts/frontend/webpack_dev_server.js",
     "file-coverage": "scripts/frontend/file_test_coverage.js",
     "lint-docs": "scripts/lint-doc.sh",
     "internal:eslint": "eslint --cache --max-warnings 0 --report-unused-disable-directives --ext .js,.vue,.graphql",
@@ -43,9 +43,9 @@
     "storybook:build": "yarn --cwd ./storybook build --quiet",
     "storybook:start": "./scripts/frontend/start_storybook.sh",
     "swagger:validate": "swagger-cli validate",
-    "webpack": "NODE_OPTIONS=\"--max-old-space-size=4096\" webpack --config config/webpack.config.js",
-    "webpack-vendor": "NODE_OPTIONS=\"--max-old-space-size=4096\" webpack --config config/webpack.vendor.config.js",
-    "webpack-prod": "NODE_OPTIONS=\"--max-old-space-size=4096\" NODE_ENV=production webpack --config config/webpack.config.js"
+    "webpack": "NODE_OPTIONS=\"--max-old-space-size=5120\" webpack --config config/webpack.config.js",
+    "webpack-vendor": "NODE_OPTIONS=\"--max-old-space-size=5120\" webpack --config config/webpack.vendor.config.js",
+    "webpack-prod": "NODE_OPTIONS=\"--max-old-space-size=5120\" NODE_ENV=production webpack --config config/webpack.config.js"
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "@apollo/client": "^3.5.10",