diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index f2a5aa7faaf9a349eb1b24d4a33a221ece8410eb..b4f3da7506c3694890d26fa57a9401d8846e3666 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 sudo: required
 language: cpp
 compiler: gcc
-dist: trusty
+dist: xenial
 notifications:
   email: false