diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 7d889c1d106cd881ce0b897d7084e6e3db36711a..046d3364013f6e4d21948148cf21c61ec78275b3 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ notifications:
 language: go
 
 go:
-  - "1.8"
+  - "1.8beta2"
 
 services:
   - mongodb