diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index e3d94acd..60e1670f 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 language: go
 
 go:
-  - 1.8.0
+  - 1.8
   - tip
 
 # Derived from https://github.com/lib/pq/blob/master/.travis.yml