diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index f124f408d..c76ffcb33 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ services:
 
 language: go
 go:
-  - "1.11.x"
+  - "1.12.x"
 
 go_import_path: github.com/coredns/coredns