diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 3e1d4c2e..c9321c27 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -14,4 +14,5 @@ Makefile
 .devcontainer
 .amazonq
 .kiro
-nodejs
\ No newline at end of file
+nodejs
+.ash
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Examples/APIGateway+LambdaAuthorizer/template.yaml b/Examples/APIGateway+LambdaAuthorizer/template.yaml
index ae9a026f..b7ebf07f 100644
--- a/Examples/APIGateway+LambdaAuthorizer/template.yaml
+++ b/Examples/APIGateway+LambdaAuthorizer/template.yaml
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ Resources:
       Timeout: 60
       Handler: swift.bootstrap  # ignored by the Swift runtime
       Runtime: provided.al2
-      MemorySize: 512
+      MemorySize: 128
       Architectures:
         - arm64
       Environment:
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ Resources:
       Timeout: 29  # max 29 seconds for Lambda authorizers
       Handler: swift.bootstrap  # ignored by the Swift runtime
       Runtime: provided.al2
-      MemorySize: 512
+      MemorySize: 128
       Architectures:
         - arm64
       Environment:
diff --git a/Examples/APIGateway/template.yaml b/Examples/APIGateway/template.yaml
index 939f09f8..e296f363 100644
--- a/Examples/APIGateway/template.yaml
+++ b/Examples/APIGateway/template.yaml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ Resources:
       Timeout: 60
       Handler: swift.bootstrap  # ignored by the Swift runtime
       Runtime: provided.al2
-      MemorySize: 512
+      MemorySize: 128
       Architectures:
         - arm64
       Environment:
diff --git a/Examples/CDK/infra/lib/lambda-api-project-stack.ts b/Examples/CDK/infra/lib/lambda-api-project-stack.ts
index 3598478c..b4aaa3d1 100644
--- a/Examples/CDK/infra/lib/lambda-api-project-stack.ts
+++ b/Examples/CDK/infra/lib/lambda-api-project-stack.ts
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ export class LambdaApiStack extends cdk.Stack {
       architecture: lambda.Architecture.ARM_64,
       handler: 'bootstrap',
       code: lambda.Code.fromAsset('../.build/plugins/AWSLambdaPackager/outputs/AWSLambdaPackager/APIGatewayLambda/APIGatewayLambda.zip'),
-      memorySize: 512,
+      memorySize: 128,
       timeout: cdk.Duration.seconds(30),
       environment: {
         LOG_LEVEL: 'debug',
diff --git a/Examples/HummingbirdLambda/template.yaml b/Examples/HummingbirdLambda/template.yaml
index 7bf9a272..912665aa 100644
--- a/Examples/HummingbirdLambda/template.yaml
+++ b/Examples/HummingbirdLambda/template.yaml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ Resources:
       Timeout: 60
       Handler: swift.bootstrap  # ignored by the Swift runtime
       Runtime: provided.al2
-      MemorySize: 512
+      MemorySize: 128
       Architectures:
         - arm64
       Environment:
diff --git a/Examples/S3_AWSSDK/template.yaml b/Examples/S3_AWSSDK/template.yaml
index 46e29ec8..a2cfa8ef 100644
--- a/Examples/S3_AWSSDK/template.yaml
+++ b/Examples/S3_AWSSDK/template.yaml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ Resources:
       Timeout: 60
       Handler: swift.bootstrap  # ignored by the Swift runtime
       Runtime: provided.al2
-      MemorySize: 512
+      MemorySize: 128
       Architectures:
         - arm64
       Environment:
diff --git a/Examples/S3_Soto/template.yaml b/Examples/S3_Soto/template.yaml
index bfc04d1e..9ed84b23 100644
--- a/Examples/S3_Soto/template.yaml
+++ b/Examples/S3_Soto/template.yaml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ Resources:
       Timeout: 60
       Handler: swift.bootstrap  # ignored by the Swift runtime
       Runtime: provided.al2
-      MemorySize: 512
+      MemorySize: 128
       Architectures:
         - arm64
       Environment:
diff --git a/Examples/ServiceLifecycle+Postgres/INFRASTRUCTURE.md b/Examples/ServiceLifecycle+Postgres/INFRASTRUCTURE.md
index 890c7fd2..55ab535a 100644
--- a/Examples/ServiceLifecycle+Postgres/INFRASTRUCTURE.md
+++ b/Examples/ServiceLifecycle+Postgres/INFRASTRUCTURE.md
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ The infrastructure consists of a secure VPC setup with private subnets only, con
 ### Service Lifecycle Lambda
 - **Runtime**: Custom runtime (provided.al2)
 - **Architecture**: ARM64
-- **Memory**: 512MB
+- **Memory**: 128MB
 - **Timeout**: 60 seconds
 - **Network**: Deployed in private subnets with access to database within VPC
 - **Environment Variables**:
diff --git a/Examples/ServiceLifecycle+Postgres/template.yaml b/Examples/ServiceLifecycle+Postgres/template.yaml
index f55fc86b..25ca1d81 100644
--- a/Examples/ServiceLifecycle+Postgres/template.yaml
+++ b/Examples/ServiceLifecycle+Postgres/template.yaml
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ Resources:
       Timeout: 60
       Handler: swift.bootstrap  # ignored by the Swift runtime
       Runtime: provided.al2
-      MemorySize: 512
+      MemorySize: 128
       Architectures:
         - arm64
       VpcConfig:
diff --git a/Examples/Testing/template.yaml b/Examples/Testing/template.yaml
index c981c978..8bfe17bd 100644
--- a/Examples/Testing/template.yaml
+++ b/Examples/Testing/template.yaml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ Resources:
       Timeout: 60
       Handler: swift.bootstrap  # ignored by the Swift runtime
       Runtime: provided.al2
-      MemorySize: 512
+      MemorySize: 128
       Architectures:
         - arm64
       Environment:
diff --git a/Sources/AWSLambdaRuntime/Docs.docc/Deployment.md b/Sources/AWSLambdaRuntime/Docs.docc/Deployment.md
index 245b1cc0..899fd116 100644
--- a/Sources/AWSLambdaRuntime/Docs.docc/Deployment.md
+++ b/Sources/AWSLambdaRuntime/Docs.docc/Deployment.md
@@ -312,7 +312,7 @@ Resources:
       Timeout: 60
       Handler: swift.bootstrap  # ignored by the Swift runtime
       Runtime: provided.al2
-      MemorySize: 512
+      MemorySize: 128
       Architectures:
         - arm64
       # The events that will trigger this function  
@@ -489,7 +489,7 @@ export class LambdaApiStack extends cdk.Stack {
       architecture: lambda.Architecture.ARM_64,
       handler: 'bootstrap',
       code: lambda.Code.fromAsset('../.build/plugins/AWSLambdaPackager/outputs/AWSLambdaPackager/APIGatewayLambda/APIGatewayLambda.zip'),
-      memorySize: 512,
+      memorySize: 128,
       timeout: cdk.Duration.seconds(30),
       environment: {
         LOG_LEVEL: 'debug',