diff --git a/changelog.d/5-internal/restored-brig-memory-quota b/changelog.d/5-internal/restored-brig-memory-quota
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..286cc1fc60
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog.d/5-internal/restored-brig-memory-quota
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Restored Brig memory quota to 512mb down from 1gb. (prev bump #3751)
diff --git a/hack/helm_vars/wire-server/values.yaml.gotmpl b/hack/helm_vars/wire-server/values.yaml.gotmpl
index 02c8c47499..eeb4179f1c 100644
--- a/hack/helm_vars/wire-server/values.yaml.gotmpl
+++ b/hack/helm_vars/wire-server/values.yaml.gotmpl
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ brig:
   resources:
     requests: {}
     limits:
-      memory: 1Gi
+      memory: 512Mi
   config:
     externalUrls:
       nginz: https://kube-staging-nginz-https.zinfra.io