diff --git a/doc/source/contributor/dev-quickstart.rst b/doc/source/contributor/dev-quickstart.rst
index 74928a2add..0e7e773f5a 100644
--- a/doc/source/contributor/dev-quickstart.rst
+++ b/doc/source/contributor/dev-quickstart.rst
@@ -495,7 +495,7 @@ hardware type by default::
 
     # The parameters below represent the minimum possible values to create
     # functional nodes.
-    IRONIC_VM_SPECS_RAM=1280
+    IRONIC_VM_SPECS_RAM=2048
     IRONIC_VM_SPECS_DISK=10
 
     # Size of the ephemeral partition in GB. Use 0 for no ephemeral partition.
@@ -591,7 +591,7 @@ Ironic will have enabled both ``direct`` and
 
     # The parameters below represent the minimum possible values to create
     # functional nodes.
-    IRONIC_VM_SPECS_RAM=1280
+    IRONIC_VM_SPECS_RAM=2048
     IRONIC_VM_SPECS_DISK=10
 
     # Size of the ephemeral partition in GB. Use 0 for no ephemeral partition.