diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 4089c9996..7cee6fed2 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ notifications:
   email: true
 
 go:
-  - 1.7
+  - 1.8.1
 
 go_import_path: k8s.io/ingress