diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 0b74c3a72..4f5e013c7 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ go_import_path: github.com/coreos/etcd
 sudo: false
 
 go:
-  - 1.7.5
+  - 1.8.3
 
 notifications:
   on_success: never