diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index b39fd92..b8baed1 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
+dist: xenial
 language: node_js
-node_js: node
+node_js:
+    - '11'
 
 # will run `npm install` automatically here