diff --git a/.github/workflows/cli.yml b/.github/workflows/cli.yml
index 75173cbcc5..1a57cc9083 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/cli.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/cli.yml
@@ -17,6 +17,10 @@ jobs:
         os: [ubuntu-latest, windows-latest]
         node-version: [12.x]
 
+    env:
+      CI: true
+      NODE_OPTIONS: --max-old-space-size=4096
+
     name: Node ${{ matrix.node-version }} on ${{ matrix.os }}
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v2
diff --git a/.github/workflows/frontend.yml b/.github/workflows/frontend.yml
index 140969b332..d2f668e955 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/frontend.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/frontend.yml
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ jobs:
 
     env:
       CI: true
+      NODE_OPTIONS: --max-old-space-size=4096
       BACKSTAGE_CACHE_DIR: <repoRoot>/.backstage-build-cache
       BACKSTAGE_CACHE_MAX_ENTRIES: 2
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/master.yml b/.github/workflows/master.yml
index f36154aa48..ddce729bd8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/master.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/master.yml
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ jobs:
 
     env:
       CI: true
+      NODE_OPTIONS: --max-old-space-size=4096
       BACKSTAGE_CACHE_DIR: <repoRoot>/.backstage-build-cache
       BACKSTAGE_CACHE_MAX_ENTRIES: 2
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/storybook-deploy.yml b/.github/workflows/storybook-deploy.yml
index c7d458b14b..d6eef29744 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/storybook-deploy.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/storybook-deploy.yml
@@ -16,6 +16,11 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       matrix:
         node-version: [12.x]
+
+    env:
+      CI: true
+      NODE_OPTIONS: --max-old-space-size=4096
+
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v2
       - name: find location of global yarn cache