diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index 396cc1fd0e4..ded68ade615 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -925,6 +925,7 @@ workflows:
             - fail-fast
       - unit-test:
           name: Unit Test (PR)
+          resource_class: xlarge
           nx_run: affected --base=main --head=$CIRCLE_SHA1
           workflow: test_pull_request
           requires: