diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index a29cac152fbc601bc82219f4edb61282eeb885e9..9a7fcb376a2bb56e2acd8e5608d467ab3d42ef4f 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ addons:
       - cmake
 
 script:
+    - apt-get upgrade cmake
     - mkdir -p build
     - cd build && cmake .. && make && make test
     - if [ "$TRAVIS_PULL_REQUEST" != "false" ]; then bash ./travis/run_on_pull_requests; fi