diff --git a/dev-support/docker/Dockerfile b/dev-support/docker/Dockerfile
index 5c355867b8..b2ee1062a0 100644
--- a/dev-support/docker/Dockerfile
+++ b/dev-support/docker/Dockerfile
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ RUN mkdir -p /opt/isa-l-src \
 ###
 # Avoid out of memory errors in builds
 ###
-ENV MAVEN_OPTS -Xms256m -Xmx1536m
+ENV MAVEN_OPTS -Xms256m -Xmx3072m
 
 # Skip gpg verification when downloading Yetus via yetus-wrapper
 ENV HADOOP_SKIP_YETUS_VERIFICATION true
diff --git a/dev-support/docker/Dockerfile_aarch64 b/dev-support/docker/Dockerfile_aarch64
index bd6e7acc46..29e9d83a39 100644
--- a/dev-support/docker/Dockerfile_aarch64
+++ b/dev-support/docker/Dockerfile_aarch64
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ RUN npm install -g bower@1.8.8
 ###
 # Avoid out of memory errors in builds
 ###
-ENV MAVEN_OPTS -Xms256m -Xmx1536m
+ENV MAVEN_OPTS -Xms256m -Xmx3072m
 
 # Skip gpg verification when downloading Yetus via yetus-wrapper
 ENV HADOOP_SKIP_YETUS_VERIFICATION true