diff --git a/app/build.gradle.kts b/app/build.gradle.kts
index 909b03de1..7b7973fe8 100644
--- a/app/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/app/build.gradle.kts
@@ -193,3 +193,14 @@ val gitHash: String
     process.waitFor() // Ensure the command completes
     return process.inputStream.use { it.readBytes().decodeToString().trim() }
   }
+
+// workaround for https://issuetracker.google.com/issues/430260686
+// also https://issuetracker.google.com/issues/469819154
+// and https://issuetracker.google.com/issues/444048026
+tasks.withType<com.android.compose.screenshot.tasks.PreviewScreenshotValidationTask> {
+  maxHeapSize = "4g"
+}
+
+tasks.withType<com.android.compose.screenshot.tasks.PreviewScreenshotUpdateTask> {
+  maxHeapSize = "4g"
+}