diff --git a/.phplint.yml b/.phplint.yml
index f51c3c4c..6232fadc 100644
--- a/.phplint.yml
+++ b/.phplint.yml
@@ -5,3 +5,4 @@ extensions:
 exclude:
   - vendor
 warning: true
+#memory_limit: -1
diff --git a/src/Command/LintCommand.php b/src/Command/LintCommand.php
index c8314ac2..17031253 100644
--- a/src/Command/LintCommand.php
+++ b/src/Command/LintCommand.php
@@ -158,6 +158,10 @@ protected function execute(InputInterface $input, OutputInterface $output): int
             $linter->setCache(Cache::get());
         }
 
+        if (!empty($options['memory_limit'])) {
+            $linter->setMemoryLimit($options['memory_limit']);
+        }
+
         $fileCount = count($linter->getFiles());
         $code = 0;
 
diff --git a/src/Console/Application.php b/src/Console/Application.php
index ebe93a9f..8ce64950 100644
--- a/src/Console/Application.php
+++ b/src/Console/Application.php
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ class Application extends BaseApplication
 {
     public const NAME = 'phplint';
 
-    public const VERSION = '5.2.1';
+    public const VERSION = '5.2';
 
     public function __construct()
     {
diff --git a/src/Linter.php b/src/Linter.php
index 6987aa0c..0d59f5f2 100644
--- a/src/Linter.php
+++ b/src/Linter.php
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ class Linter
     private array $extensions;
     private int $processLimit = 5;
     private bool $warning;
+    private string $memoryLimit;
 
     public function __construct(array|string $paths, array $excludes = [], array $extensions = ['php'], $warning = false)
     {
@@ -91,6 +92,11 @@ public function setCache(array $cache = [])
         $this->cache = $cache;
     }
 
+    public function setMemoryLimit(string $limit)
+    {
+        $this->memoryLimit = $limit;
+    }
+
     public function getFiles(): array
     {
         if (empty($this->files)) {
@@ -160,9 +166,15 @@ protected function createLintProcess(string $filename): Lint
             PHP_SAPI == 'cli' ? PHP_BINARY : PHP_BINDIR . '/php',
             '-d error_reporting=E_ALL',
             '-d display_errors=On',
-            '-l', $filename,
         ];
 
+        if (!empty($this->memoryLimit)) {
+            $command[] = '-d memory_limit=' . $this->memoryLimit;
+        }
+
+        $command[] = '-l';
+        $command[] = $filename;
+
         return new Lint($command);
     }
 }