diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 480437cd5..d89e20c07 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ services:
 language: go
 
 go:
-  -  1.7
+  -  1.8
 
 branches:
   only: