diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 665ef341c43..9a270327067 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@ addons:
     # needed for goreleaser/nfpm:
     - rpm
 
+go:
+  - 1.11.x
+
 # uncomment below if docker builds are enabled in .goreleaser.yaml
 # services:
 # - docker
@@ -24,4 +27,4 @@ deploy:
   script: curl -sL https://git.io/goreleaser | bash
   on:
     tags: true
-    condition: $TRAVIS_OS_NAME = linux
\ No newline at end of file
+    condition: $TRAVIS_OS_NAME = linux