diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index f939c22d9..8b57f8eeb 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-dist: trusty
+dist: xenial
 sudo: true
 
 branches:
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ before_install:
   - go get github.com/Masterminds/glide
   - go get github.com/mattn/goveralls
   - go get sigs.k8s.io/kind
+  - sudo apt update
   - sudo apt-get install -y python3 python3-pip
 
 install: