diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 115e2ea2..5e7a67aa 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+# workaround for 3.7 not available in default configuration
+# travis-ci/travis-ci#9815
+dist: trusty
 language: python
 python:
   - "2.6"