diff --git a/spartan/aztec-network/values/release-devnet.yaml b/spartan/aztec-network/values/release-devnet.yaml
index ff50d06974d0..d5978311b1a3 100644
--- a/spartan/aztec-network/values/release-devnet.yaml
+++ b/spartan/aztec-network/values/release-devnet.yaml
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+network:
+  mempoolLimitBytes: "10000000" # approx 10MB
+
 telemetry:
   enabled: true