diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 41937853d671d1178608b9e216338171989f18c4..14d34ec970a646d7306301586d215b3429768510 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 #
 matrix:
   - os: linux
+    dist: bionic
     language: c
 
     git: