diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 4fd6dcd67..9da9ef8df 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ go_import_path: github.com/coreos/etcd
 sudo: false
 
 go:
-  - 1.6
+  - 1.7.1
   - tip
 
 env: