diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 913cf3c33a5355c86641d7e7c4d5caf35343d5b5..9b0827155ceff6d094c8c3e2f886329f086ab9b2 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 sudo: required
 language: cpp
 compiler: gcc
-dist: trusty
+dist: xenial
 notifications:
   email: false