diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index d3f46cd81..acd0ddb77 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 language: go
-go: 1.7.4
+go: 1.8
 install: make setup
 script:
   - make ci