diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index c213072..bdcf606 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ before_install:
       -e BIGCHAINDB_KEYPAIR_PRIVATE=5C5Cknco7YxBRP9AgB1cbUVTL4FAcooxErLygw1DeG2D
       -e BIGCHAINDB_DATABASE_BACKEND=mongodb
       -e BIGCHAINDB_DATABASE_HOST=172.17.0.1
-      bigchaindb/bigchaindb:master
+      bigchaindb/bigchaindb:1.0.0rc1
       start
     - gem install cowsay
     - npm install -g codecov