diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 2b062bfb..36dac01d 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -12,6 +12,6 @@ before_script:
 script:
   - hugo
 sudo: false
-dist: trusty
+dist: xenial
 
 # vim: ts=2 sw=2 et