diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 8aff83c15..7fd6f5064 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ sudo: false
 language: go
 go:
 - 1.7
+- 1.8.1
 - tip
 
 before_install: