diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 2b55412..4235e2b 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
+dist: xenial
 language: node_js
-node_js: node
+node_js:
+  - '11'
 
 script:
   # - ./scripts/install.sh # runs automatically with npm ci