diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index e99af0e833f..26aa98d4b38 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ jobs:
     language: shell
     cache: false
     install:
-    - rvm use 2.5.3
+    - rvm use 2.6.3 --install
     script:
     - git clone https://github.com/travis-ci/dpl.git
     - cd dpl