diff --git a/.github/workflows/scala-steward.yml b/.github/workflows/scala-steward.yml
index 99d9c975..d5d565e9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/scala-steward.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/scala-steward.yml
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - name: Launch Scala Steward
         uses: scala-steward-org/scala-steward-action@v2
+        env:
+          JAVA_OPTS: "-Xms512M -Xmx4096M -XX:MaxGCPauseMillis=200"
         with:
           github-app-id: ${{ secrets.SCALA_STEWARD_APP_ID }}
           github-app-installation-id: ${{ secrets.SCALA_STEWARD_INSTALLATION_ID }}