diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index a9c709509..17833b99b 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ cache:
 matrix:
   include:
     - os: linux
-      dist: trusty
+      dist: xenial
       go: 1.11.x
     # - os: osx
     #   go: 1.11.x