diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 02350a3..c70e756 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -4,6 +4,10 @@ python:
   - "3.6"
   - "3.7"
   - "3.8"
+  - "3.8-dev"  # 3.8 development branch
+jobs:
+  allow_failures:
+    - python: "3.8-dev"
 install:
   - "pip install -r requirements.txt"
   - "pip install -r requirements-dev.txt"