diff --git a/gradle.properties b/gradle.properties
index 2a774f34..a047d9bf 100644
--- a/gradle.properties
+++ b/gradle.properties
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-// version now handled in build.gradle
 version=2.0.0
 
-
-
+org.gradle.jvmargs=-Xmx2G
+org.gradle.parallel=true