diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 3e1f7ffb4..b22f5f84d 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ language: go
 
 go:
   - 1.7
+  - 1.8
   - tip
 
 go_import_path: github.com/docker/containerd