diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 3172bd0..81ed9ad 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -7,6 +7,9 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+### Changed
+- Bumped default Redis resource requests and limits to 2 CPU / 4Gi memory. [#143](https://github.com/sourcebot-dev/sourcebot-helm-chart/pull/143)
+
 ## [0.1.109] - 2026-09-29
 
 ### Changed
diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
index b807a72..9847077 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -5,9 +5,9 @@
 ### Prerequisites
 
 - [Helm 3.x](https://helm.sh/docs/intro/install/)
-- A local Kubernetes cluster (e.g., [minikube](https://minikube.sigs.k8s.io/docs/start/)). The default resource requests require at least 12GB of memory. For minikube, configure this before creating your cluster:
+- A local Kubernetes cluster (e.g., [minikube](https://minikube.sigs.k8s.io/docs/start/)). The default resource requests require at least 16GB of memory. For minikube, configure this before creating your cluster:
   ```bash
-  minikube config set memory 12288  # 12GB
+  minikube config set memory 16384  # 16GB
   ```
 
 ### Building Dependencies
diff --git a/charts/sourcebot/README.md b/charts/sourcebot/README.md
index bda3826..225cf0a 100644
--- a/charts/sourcebot/README.md
+++ b/charts/sourcebot/README.md
@@ -55,10 +55,10 @@ Sourcebot is a self-hosted tool that helps you understand your codebase.
 | redis.image.repository | string | `"bitnamilegacy/valkey"` | Overwrite default repository of helm chart to point to non-paid bitnami images |
 | redis.metrics.image.repository | string | `"bitnamilegacy/redis-exporter"` | Overwrite default metrics exporter repository to point to non-paid bitnami images |
 | redis.port | int | `6379` | Redis port |
-| redis.primary.resources.limits.cpu | string | `"1"` | CPU limit for the Redis container |
-| redis.primary.resources.limits.memory | string | `"1.5Gi"` | Memory limit for the Redis container |
-| redis.primary.resources.requests.cpu | string | `"1"` | CPU request for the Redis container |
-| redis.primary.resources.requests.memory | string | `"1.5Gi"` | Memory request for the Redis container |
+| redis.primary.resources.limits.cpu | string | `"2"` | CPU limit for the Redis container |
+| redis.primary.resources.limits.memory | string | `"4Gi"` | Memory limit for the Redis container |
+| redis.primary.resources.requests.cpu | string | `"2"` | CPU request for the Redis container |
+| redis.primary.resources.requests.memory | string | `"4Gi"` | Memory request for the Redis container |
 | sourcebot.additionalEnv | list | `[]` | Set additional environment variables |
 | sourcebot.additionalEnvSecrets | list | `[]` | Set environment variables from Kubernetes secrets |
 | sourcebot.additionalLabels | object | `{}` | Add extra labels to all resources |
diff --git a/charts/sourcebot/values.yaml b/charts/sourcebot/values.yaml
index 50042e7..17e046a 100644
--- a/charts/sourcebot/values.yaml
+++ b/charts/sourcebot/values.yaml
@@ -419,11 +419,11 @@ redis:
     resources:
       requests:
         # -- CPU request for the Redis container
-        cpu: "1"
+        cpu: "2"
         # -- Memory request for the Redis container
-        memory: "1.5Gi"
+        memory: "4Gi"
       limits:
         # -- CPU limit for the Redis container
-        cpu: "1"
+        cpu: "2"
         # -- Memory limit for the Redis container
-        memory: "1.5Gi"
+        memory: "4Gi"