diff --git a/config/nom_build.py b/config/nom_build.py
index 5e8bbad4925..dbaf558393f 100644
--- a/config/nom_build.py
+++ b/config/nom_build.py
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ class GradleFlag:
 # nom_build), run ./nom_build --help.
 #
 # DO NOT EDIT THIS FILE BY HAND
-org.gradle.jvmargs=-Xmx2048m
+org.gradle.jvmargs=-Xmx4096m
 org.gradle.caching=true
 org.gradle.parallel=true
 """
diff --git a/gradle.properties b/gradle.properties
index fdb339e4f02..41fc499ed11 100644
--- a/gradle.properties
+++ b/gradle.properties
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 # nom_build), run ./nom_build --help.
 #
 # DO NOT EDIT THIS FILE BY HAND
-org.gradle.jvmargs=-Xmx2048m
+org.gradle.jvmargs=-Xmx4096m
 org.gradle.caching=true
 org.gradle.parallel=true
 mavenUrl=
diff --git a/release/cloudbuild-nomulus.yaml b/release/cloudbuild-nomulus.yaml
index 5f6615910d8..b3cdc6436b2 100644
--- a/release/cloudbuild-nomulus.yaml
+++ b/release/cloudbuild-nomulus.yaml
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ steps:
   env: [ 'GRADLE_USER_HOME=/workspace/cloudbuild-caches' ]
   args: ['./gradlew',
          'test',
+         '--max-workers=8',
          '-PskipDockerIncompatibleTests=true',
          '-PmavenUrl=gcs://domain-registry-maven-repository/maven',
          '-PpluginsUrl=gcs://domain-registry-maven-repository/plugins'