diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index a981ea2544538cc96de76b958daf9fbeb25d7c82..554316129053c2710685ff1b57badf4c52a2e127 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+dist: xenial
+
 language: generic
 
 python: