diff --git a/apis/controller/v1alpha1/devworkspaceoperatorconfig_types.go b/apis/controller/v1alpha1/devworkspaceoperatorconfig_types.go
index 60a2df5d4..3368d03d8 100644
--- a/apis/controller/v1alpha1/devworkspaceoperatorconfig_types.go
+++ b/apis/controller/v1alpha1/devworkspaceoperatorconfig_types.go
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ type WorkspaceConfig struct {
 	SchedulerName string `json:"schedulerName,omitempty"`
 	// DefaultContainerResources defines the resource requirements (memory/cpu limit/request) used for
 	// container components that do not define limits or requests. In order to not set a field by default,
-	// the value "0" should be used. By default, the memory limit is 128Mi and the memory request is 64Mi.
+	// the value "0" should be used. By default, the memory limit is 256Mi and the memory request is 128Mi.
 	// No CPU limit or request is added by default.
 	DefaultContainerResources *corev1.ResourceRequirements `json:"defaultContainerResources,omitempty"`
 	// ContainerResourceCaps defines the maximum resource requirements enforced for workspace
diff --git a/apis/controller/v1alpha1/zz_generated.deepcopy.go b/apis/controller/v1alpha1/zz_generated.deepcopy.go
index f795f3d43..2511cebe8 100644
--- a/apis/controller/v1alpha1/zz_generated.deepcopy.go
+++ b/apis/controller/v1alpha1/zz_generated.deepcopy.go
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ package v1alpha1
 
 import (
 	"github.com/devfile/api/v2/pkg/apis/workspaces/v1alpha2"
-	v1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
+	"k8s.io/api/core/v1"
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
 	runtime "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime"
 )
diff --git a/deploy/templates/crd/bases/controller.devfile.io_devworkspaceoperatorconfigs.yaml b/deploy/templates/crd/bases/controller.devfile.io_devworkspaceoperatorconfigs.yaml
index f330c7f6f..f9748de3b 100644
--- a/deploy/templates/crd/bases/controller.devfile.io_devworkspaceoperatorconfigs.yaml
+++ b/deploy/templates/crd/bases/controller.devfile.io_devworkspaceoperatorconfigs.yaml
@@ -541,7 +541,7 @@ spec:
                     description: |-
                       DefaultContainerResources defines the resource requirements (memory/cpu limit/request) used for
                       container components that do not define limits or requests. In order to not set a field by default,
-                      the value "0" should be used. By default, the memory limit is 128Mi and the memory request is 64Mi.
+                      the value "0" should be used. By default, the memory limit is 256Mi and the memory request is 128Mi.
                       No CPU limit or request is added by default.
                     properties:
                       claims:
diff --git a/pkg/config/defaults.go b/pkg/config/defaults.go
index f28fbb171..bfb31b034 100644
--- a/pkg/config/defaults.go
+++ b/pkg/config/defaults.go
@@ -82,10 +82,10 @@ var defaultConfig = &v1alpha1.OperatorConfiguration{
 		},
 		DefaultContainerResources: &corev1.ResourceRequirements{
 			Limits: corev1.ResourceList{
-				corev1.ResourceMemory: resource.MustParse("128Mi"),
+				corev1.ResourceMemory: resource.MustParse("256Mi"),
 			},
 			Requests: corev1.ResourceList{
-				corev1.ResourceMemory: resource.MustParse("64Mi"),
+				corev1.ResourceMemory: resource.MustParse("128Mi"),
 			},
 		},
 		CleanupCronJob: &v1alpha1.CleanupCronJobConfig{