diff --git a/build.sbt b/build.sbt
index 16945c4..57c5415 100644
--- a/build.sbt
+++ b/build.sbt
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ lazy val graalOptions = Seq(
   // For the release build, optimize for speed and make a build report
   if (isDevBuild) Seq("-Ob") else Seq("-O3", "--emit build-report"),
 ).flatten ++ Seq(
+  "--gc=G1", // Use the faster, parallel G1 garbage collector
   "--features=eu.neverblink.jelly.cli.graal.ProtobufFeature",
   "-H:ReflectionConfigurationFiles=" + file("graal.json").getAbsolutePath,
   // Needed to skip initializing all charsets.