diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 2b7fa740b496db71451694b5dfd47e0c2789ed16..7b8ef8989f8e0f09097ef7a6163c2106cba20773 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 # Read more under http://docs.travis-ci.com/user/build-configuration/
 # THIS SCRIPT IS SUPPOSED TO BE AN EXAMPLE. MODIFY IT ACCORDING TO YOUR NEEDS!
 
+dist: xenial
 sudo: false
 language: python
 virtualenv: