diff --git a/ci-operator/config/openshift/machine-config-operator/openshift-machine-config-operator-master.yaml b/ci-operator/config/openshift/machine-config-operator/openshift-machine-config-operator-master.yaml
index c858d26b88c1f..d038c6b8a41bd 100644
--- a/ci-operator/config/openshift/machine-config-operator/openshift-machine-config-operator-master.yaml
+++ b/ci-operator/config/openshift/machine-config-operator/openshift-machine-config-operator-master.yaml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ promotion:
 resources:
   '*':
     limits:
-      memory: 4Gi
+      memory: 8Gi
     requests:
       cpu: 100m
       memory: 200Mi
diff --git a/ci-operator/config/openshift/machine-config-operator/openshift-machine-config-operator-release-4.2.yaml b/ci-operator/config/openshift/machine-config-operator/openshift-machine-config-operator-release-4.2.yaml
index 898a54d566f38..dd5773f7c8d19 100644
--- a/ci-operator/config/openshift/machine-config-operator/openshift-machine-config-operator-release-4.2.yaml
+++ b/ci-operator/config/openshift/machine-config-operator/openshift-machine-config-operator-release-4.2.yaml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ promotion:
 resources:
   '*':
     limits:
-      memory: 4Gi
+      memory: 8Gi
     requests:
       cpu: 100m
       memory: 200Mi
diff --git a/ci-operator/config/openshift/machine-config-operator/openshift-machine-config-operator-release-4.3.yaml b/ci-operator/config/openshift/machine-config-operator/openshift-machine-config-operator-release-4.3.yaml
index a58c3756cc1f5..35708385013c8 100644
--- a/ci-operator/config/openshift/machine-config-operator/openshift-machine-config-operator-release-4.3.yaml
+++ b/ci-operator/config/openshift/machine-config-operator/openshift-machine-config-operator-release-4.3.yaml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ promotion:
 resources:
   '*':
     limits:
-      memory: 4Gi
+      memory: 8Gi
     requests:
       cpu: 100m
       memory: 200Mi