diff --git a/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json b/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
index 3b48f53..aa51d7e 100644
--- a/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
+++ b/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
@@ -4,6 +4,11 @@
     "DOCKER_ARGS": "--network=host",
     "INSTALLATION_TYPE": "labs"
   },
+  "hostRequirements": {
+    "cpus": 4,
+    "memory": "8gb",
+    "storage": "32gb"
+  },
   "customizations": {
     "vscode": {
       "settings": {
@@ -16,4 +21,4 @@
     }
   },
   "postCreateCommand": "gh extension install github/gh-actions-importer || echo 'Could not auto-build. Skipping.' "
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/gitlab/bootstrap/gitlab.tar.gz b/gitlab/bootstrap/gitlab.tar.gz
index 02646e5..4d64a79 100644
Binary files a/gitlab/bootstrap/gitlab.tar.gz and b/gitlab/bootstrap/gitlab.tar.gz differ
diff --git a/gitlab/bootstrap/setup.sh b/gitlab/bootstrap/setup.sh
index 27006ba..0213bd9 100755
--- a/gitlab/bootstrap/setup.sh
+++ b/gitlab/bootstrap/setup.sh
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ else
   --volume /srv/gitlab/logs:/var/log/gitlab \
   --volume /srv/gitlab/data:/var/opt/gitlab \
   --shm-size 256m \
-  gitlab/gitlab-ee:latest
+  gitlab/gitlab-ee:15.5.6-ee.0
 
   # updates file permissions to avoid git and server errors
   docker exec -it gitlab update-permissions &> /dev/null
@@ -39,4 +39,4 @@ until $(curl --output /dev/null --silent --head --fail http://localhost); do
   sleep 5
 done
 
-echo -e '\nGitLab is up and running! \U1F680'
\ No newline at end of file
+echo -e '\nGitLab is up and running! \U1F680'