Frequent Java Heap Space Errors During Build – Needs Permanent Fix

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My build is failing every time with the error for my android project in java/kotlin:
Caused by: java.lang.OutOfMemoryError: Java heap space

Although I have already increased the memory, the issue persists. Interestingly, after re-running the build 6–7 times, it eventually passes. This is taking a lot of time and effort. Could you please suggest how I can resolve this issue permanently?

Below is my configurations and some details:

Under yaml file, I am using below environment
env:
GRADLE_OPTS: -Dorg.gradle.jvmargs="-Xmx3072m"

---

gradle.properties
org.gradle.jvmargs=-Xmx8g -XX:MaxMetaspaceSize=2g -XX:+HeapDumpOnOutOfMemoryError -Dfile.encoding=UTF-8 -Dkotlin.daemon.jvm.options="-Xmx2g" -Dcom.android.build.gradle.r8.maxMemory=4g
kotlin.daemon.jvmargs=-Xmx6g -Xms2g

org.gradle.parallel=true
org.gradle.caching =false

android.useAndroidX=true
android.enableJetifier=true
android.nonTransitiveRClass=false
android.nonFinalResIds=false
android.enableR8.fullMode=false

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settings.gradle
pluginManagement {
buildscript {
repositories {
mavenCentral()
maven {
url = uri("https://storage.googleapis.com/r8-releases/raw")
}
}
dependencies {
classpath("com.android.tools:r8:8.9.35")
}
}
}

include ':app'

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