diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 41246f6a3..bdb820c0f 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -3,11 +3,9 @@ sudo: false
 language: go
 
 go:
-- 1.8
+- 1.8.x
 
 go_import_path: github.com/prometheus/prometheus
 
 script:
 - make check_license style test
-
-