diff --git a/kubernetes/cronjob/cronjob.yaml b/kubernetes/cronjob/cronjob.yaml
index 9544c4db2..a867844d5 100644
--- a/kubernetes/cronjob/cronjob.yaml
+++ b/kubernetes/cronjob/cronjob.yaml
@@ -27,6 +27,10 @@ spec:
               - "/policy-dir/policy.yaml"
               - "--v"
               - "3"
+            resources:
+              requests:
+                cpu: "500m"
+                memory: "256Mi"
           restartPolicy: "Never"
           serviceAccountName: descheduler-sa
           volumes:
diff --git a/kubernetes/job/job.yaml b/kubernetes/job/job.yaml
index 2faa9baff..71a480699 100644
--- a/kubernetes/job/job.yaml
+++ b/kubernetes/job/job.yaml
@@ -25,6 +25,10 @@ spec:
             - "/policy-dir/policy.yaml"
             - "--v"
             - "3"
+          resources:
+            requests:
+              cpu: "500m"
+              memory: "256Mi"
       restartPolicy: "Never"
       serviceAccountName: descheduler-sa
       volumes: