diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 4c0d9e67..557658ed 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -3,6 +3,6 @@ language: go
 go_import_path: k8s.io/client-go
 
 go:
-  - 1.7.4
+  - 1.8.1
 
 script: go build ./...