diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 7a652177..42bd00e1 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 ### `Fixed`
 
 1. Fixed a bug where Gene score distribution graph did not appear correctly [#125](https://github.com/Plant-Food-Research-Open/assemblyqc/issues/125)
+2. Increased memory requirement for `DNADIFF` to avoid SLURM OOM kills with exit code 2 [#141](https://github.com/Plant-Food-Research-Open/assemblyqc/issues/141)
 
 ### `Dependencies`
 
diff --git a/conf/base.config b/conf/base.config
index 20473408..f13b4759 100644
--- a/conf/base.config
+++ b/conf/base.config
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ process {
     }
     withName:DNADIFF {
         time   = { 7.day  * task.attempt }
+        memory = { 12.GB  * task.attempt }
     }
     withName:MERQURY_HAPMERS {
         time   = { 20.h  * task.attempt }