diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 386f384fc86cef11db87a5bd1e70a90aade51a5f..bac2a193a5bb27f3c777cd81f6804fbca9e67dba 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ os:
 language: go
 
 go:
-    - 1.7
+    - 1.8
 
 install: true