diff --git a/build_library/vm_image_util.sh b/build_library/vm_image_util.sh
index fd796c987e..be58017907 100644
--- a/build_library/vm_image_util.sh
+++ b/build_library/vm_image_util.sh
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ IMG_DEFAULT_CONF_FORMAT=
 IMG_DEFAULT_BUNDLE_FORMAT=
 
 # Memory size to use in any config files
-IMG_DEFAULT_MEM=1024
+IMG_DEFAULT_MEM=2048
 
 # Number of CPUs to use in any config files
 IMG_DEFAULT_CPUS=2
diff --git a/changelog/changes/2024-04-03-qemu-script.md b/changelog/changes/2024-04-03-qemu-script.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b1154fc45c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog/changes/2024-04-03-qemu-script.md
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+- The default VM memory was bumped to 2 GB in the Qemu script and for VMware OVFs