diff --git a/changelog_entry.yaml b/changelog_entry.yaml
index e69de29b..880de0b2 100644
--- a/changelog_entry.yaml
+++ b/changelog_entry.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+- bump: patch
+  changes:
+    changed:
+    - Increase RAM back to 24 GB (matches deployment settings pre-Nov. 2025)
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diff --git a/gcp/policyengine_api/app.yaml b/gcp/policyengine_api/app.yaml
index 2ccf8ea5..67e1af80 100644
--- a/gcp/policyengine_api/app.yaml
+++ b/gcp/policyengine_api/app.yaml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ runtime: custom
 env: flex
 resources:
   cpu: 4
-  memory_gb: 12
+  memory_gb: 24
   disk_size_gb: 32
 automatic_scaling:
   min_num_instances: 1