diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index b52fa0120..f3982c02a 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ services:
 language: go
 
 go:
-  - 1.8.x
+  - 1.9.x
 
 go_import_path: github.com/containerd/containerd