diff --git a/.github/workflows/software-upgrade-test.yml b/.github/workflows/software-upgrade-test.yml
index ea9d020f5..c758f51f5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/software-upgrade-test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/software-upgrade-test.yml
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Chain snapshot and export
         run: |
-          GOMEMLIMIT=8GiB $OLD_UPGRADE_ASSURE_BINARY_PATH $SNAPSHOT_DOWNLOAD_URL $OLD_BINARY_PATH $NEW_BINARY_PATH \
+          GOMEMLIMIT=4GiB $OLD_UPGRADE_ASSURE_BINARY_PATH $SNAPSHOT_DOWNLOAD_URL $OLD_BINARY_PATH $NEW_BINARY_PATH \
             --skip-chain-init \
             --skip-node-start \
             --timeout-next-block 100000 \
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Chain initialization
         run: |
-          GOMEMLIMIT=8GiB $OLD_UPGRADE_ASSURE_BINARY_PATH $SNAPSHOT_DOWNLOAD_URL $OLD_BINARY_PATH $NEW_BINARY_PATH \
+          GOMEMLIMIT=4GiB $OLD_UPGRADE_ASSURE_BINARY_PATH $SNAPSHOT_DOWNLOAD_URL $OLD_BINARY_PATH $NEW_BINARY_PATH \
             --skip-snapshot \
             --skip-node-start \
             --timeout-next-block 100000 \
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Create second validator
         run: |
-          GOMEMLIMIT=8GiB $NEW_UPGRADE_ASSURE_BINARY_PATH $SNAPSHOT_DOWNLOAD_URL $OLD_BINARY_PATH $NEW_BINARY_PATH \
+          GOMEMLIMIT=4GiB $NEW_UPGRADE_ASSURE_BINARY_PATH $SNAPSHOT_DOWNLOAD_URL $OLD_BINARY_PATH $NEW_BINARY_PATH \
             --skip-snapshot \
             --skip-chain-init \
             --skip-prepare-validator-data \
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Prepare second validator data
         run: |
-          GOMEMLIMIT=8GiB $NEW_UPGRADE_ASSURE_BINARY_PATH $SNAPSHOT_DOWNLOAD_URL $OLD_BINARY_PATH $NEW_BINARY_PATH \
+          GOMEMLIMIT=4GiB $NEW_UPGRADE_ASSURE_BINARY_PATH $SNAPSHOT_DOWNLOAD_URL $OLD_BINARY_PATH $NEW_BINARY_PATH \
             --skip-snapshot \
             --skip-chain-init \
             --skip-create-validator \
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Submit new proposal
         run: |
-          GOMEMLIMIT=8GiB $NEW_UPGRADE_ASSURE_BINARY_PATH $SNAPSHOT_DOWNLOAD_URL $OLD_BINARY_PATH $NEW_BINARY_PATH \
+          GOMEMLIMIT=4GiB $NEW_UPGRADE_ASSURE_BINARY_PATH $SNAPSHOT_DOWNLOAD_URL $OLD_BINARY_PATH $NEW_BINARY_PATH \
             --skip-snapshot \
             --skip-chain-init \
             --skip-create-validator \
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Upgrade to new binary
         run: |
-          GOMEMLIMIT=8GiB \
+          GOMEMLIMIT=4GiB \
             ${{ needs.pre-software-upgrade.outputs.NEW_UPGRADE_ASSURE_BINARY_PATH }} \
             ${{ needs.pre-software-upgrade.outputs.SNAPSHOT_DOWNLOAD_URL }} \
             ${{ needs.pre-software-upgrade.outputs.NEW_BINARY_PATH }} \