diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 19865bc90..e98d4e598 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -331,6 +331,8 @@ jobs:
           git diff --cached --quiet || git commit -m "chore: finalize v${VERSION}"
 
       - name: Install and test
+        env:
+          NODE_OPTIONS: --max-old-space-size=6144
         run: |
           npm ci
           chmod +x scripts/check-npm-integrity.sh