diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/ci.yaml b/.gitea/workflows/ci.yaml
index e0d2b7b..c8b4cfb 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/ci.yaml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/ci.yaml
@@ -137,6 +137,9 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: npm ci
+      - name: Increase Gradle memory
+        run: |
+          echo "org.gradle.jvmargs=-Xmx4g -XX:MaxMetaspaceSize=1g" >> android/gradle.properties
 
       - name: Prebuild Android project
         run: npx expo prebuild -p android --no-install
@@ -144,7 +147,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Build signed release APK
         working-directory: frontend/android
         run: |
-          ./gradlew assembleRelease \
+          ./gradlew assembleRelease --no-daemon \
             -Pandroid.injected.signing.store.file="$PWD/../ksan.dev.keystore" \
             -Pandroid.injected.signing.store.password="${{ secrets.ANDROID_KEYSTORE_PASSWORD }}" \
             -Pandroid.injected.signing.key.alias="${{ secrets.ANDROID_KEY_ALIAS }}" \