diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 125e8ca5b2f..4cfda86aba0 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ Note that this project **does not** adhere to [Semantic Versioning](https://semv
 - We made the command "Push to TexShop" more robust to allow cite commands with a character before the first slash. [forum#2699](https://discourse.jabref.org/t/push-to-texshop-mac/2699/17?u=siedlerchr)
 - We only show the notification "Saving library..." if the library contains more than 2000 entries. [#9803](https://github.com/JabRef/jabref/issues/9803)
 - We enhanced the dialog for adding new fields in the content selector with a selection box containing a list of standard fields. [#10912](https://github.com/JabRef/jabref/pull/10912)
+- We store the citation relations in an LRU cache to avoid bloating the memory and out-of-memory exceptions. [#10958](https://github.com/JabRef/jabref/issues/10958)
 - Keywords filed are now displayed as tags. [#10910](https://github.com/JabRef/jabref/pull/10910)
 
 ### Fixed
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/jabref/gui/entryeditor/citationrelationtab/BibEntryRelationsCache.java b/src/main/java/org/jabref/gui/entryeditor/citationrelationtab/BibEntryRelationsCache.java
index 3f2f9f53b7b..55888aa660f 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/jabref/gui/entryeditor/citationrelationtab/BibEntryRelationsCache.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/jabref/gui/entryeditor/citationrelationtab/BibEntryRelationsCache.java
@@ -1,16 +1,18 @@
 package org.jabref.gui.entryeditor.citationrelationtab;
 
 import java.util.Collections;
-import java.util.HashMap;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Map;
 
 import org.jabref.model.entry.BibEntry;
 import org.jabref.model.entry.identifier.DOI;
 
+import org.eclipse.jgit.util.LRUMap;
+
 public class BibEntryRelationsCache {
-    private static final Map<String, List<BibEntry>> CITATIONS_MAP = new HashMap<>();
-    private static final Map<String, List<BibEntry>> REFERENCES_MAP = new HashMap<>();
+    private static final Integer MAX_CACHED_ENTRIES = 100;
+    private static final Map<String, List<BibEntry>> CITATIONS_MAP = new LRUMap<>(MAX_CACHED_ENTRIES, MAX_CACHED_ENTRIES);
+    private static final Map<String, List<BibEntry>> REFERENCES_MAP = new LRUMap<>(MAX_CACHED_ENTRIES, MAX_CACHED_ENTRIES);
 
     public List<BibEntry> getCitations(BibEntry entry) {
         return CITATIONS_MAP.getOrDefault(entry.getDOI().map(DOI::getDOI).orElse(""), Collections.emptyList());