diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 9d290446bef..9e0fe10771d 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ notifications:
 branches:
   only:
     - master
+    - "5.8"
     # enable building tags
     - /^v\d+\.\d+(\.\d+)?(-\S*)?$/