diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index dd9fa80bc..a09fe4a22 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 ---
 language: go
 sudo: required
-dist: trusty
+dist: xenial
 os:
   - linux
 go_import_path: github.com/ncw/rclone