diff --git a/build.gradle.kts b/build.gradle.kts
index 3c9d907586..418c95890e 100644
--- a/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/build.gradle.kts
@@ -149,7 +149,13 @@ sonar {
 
 allprojects {
     tasks.withType<Test> {
-        maxParallelForks = (Runtime.getRuntime().availableProcessors() / 2).coerceAtLeast(1)
+        // Robolectric 4.17 sets up shared memory during application setup, which goes through its
+        // FileDescriptor interceptor. That interceptor reaches into `java.io.FileDescriptor` and
+        // `jdk.internal.access.SharedSecrets`, both of which are encapsulated since JDK 17.
+        jvmArgs(
+            "--add-opens=java.base/java.io=ALL-UNNAMED",
+            "--add-exports=java.base/jdk.internal.access=ALL-UNNAMED",
+        )
 
         val isScreenshotTest = project.gradle.startParameter.taskNames.any { it.contains("paparazzi", ignoreCase = true) }
         if (isScreenshotTest) {
@@ -173,6 +179,9 @@ allprojects {
             // Gradle parallelise by running many modules' test tasks concurrently instead.
             maxParallelForks = 1
 
+            // Increase heap size for screenshot tests
+            maxHeapSize = "2g"
+
             // Disable screenshot tests by default
             exclude("ui/*.class")
             exclude("translations/*.class")
diff --git a/gradle/libs.versions.toml b/gradle/libs.versions.toml
index 8cd9a158d3..43357ec533 100644
--- a/gradle/libs.versions.toml
+++ b/gradle/libs.versions.toml
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ test_konsist = "com.github.jmartinesp:konsist:0.18.0"
 test_turbine = "app.cash.turbine:turbine:1.2.1"
 test_truth = "com.google.truth:truth:1.4.5"
 test_parameter_injector = "com.google.testparameterinjector:test-parameter-injector:1.23"
-test_robolectric = "org.robolectric:robolectric:4.16.1"
+test_robolectric = "org.robolectric:robolectric:4.17"
 test_appyx_junit = { module = "com.bumble.appyx:testing-junit4", version.ref = "appyx" }
 test_composable_preview_scanner = "io.github.sergio-sastre.ComposablePreviewScanner:android:0.9.3"
 test_detekt_api = { module = "io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt:detekt-api", version.ref = "detekt" }