diff --git a/CHANGES.md b/CHANGES.md
index 0481ec1af6..eb706221dc 100644
--- a/CHANGES.md
+++ b/CHANGES.md
@@ -1,3 +1,11 @@
+Changes in Element v1.5.13 (2022-12-19)
+=======================================
+
+Bugfixes 🐛
+----------
+- Add `largeHeap=true` in the manifest since we are seeing more crashes (OOM) when handling sync response.
+
+
 Changes in Element v1.5.12 (2022-12-15)
 =======================================
 
diff --git a/vector-app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml b/vector-app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
index 661bd3f934..68325ab512 100644
--- a/vector-app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/vector-app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
         android:hasFragileUserData="true"
         android:icon="@mipmap/ic_launcher"
         android:label="@string/app_name"
+        android:largeHeap="true"
         android:networkSecurityConfig="@xml/network_security_config"
         android:resizeableActivity="true"
         android:roundIcon="@mipmap/ic_launcher_round"