diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index b169ed99..176714d3 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 # configuration for https://travis-ci.org/bitcoinj/bitcoinj
 sudo: false
+dist: trusty
 language: java
 jdk: oraclejdk8
 install: true # remove default