diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index e197dd17..b9c3781b 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ git:
 matrix:
   include:
     - os: linux
-      dist: trusty
+      dist: xenial
       sudo: required
       
 language: c