diff --git a/buildout.cfg b/buildout.cfg
index 9f1023b..209f24d 100644
--- a/buildout.cfg
+++ b/buildout.cfg
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 extends =
     https://raw.github.com/collective/buildout.plonetest/master/test-4.3.x.cfg
     https://raw.github.com/collective/buildout.plonetest/master/qa.cfg
+    versions.cfg
 
 package-name = collective.polls
 package-extras = [test]
diff --git a/travis.cfg b/travis.cfg
index 71e6d7b..ef272a9 100644
--- a/travis.cfg
+++ b/travis.cfg
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ collective.js.jqueryui = 1.8.16.9
 extends =
     https://raw.github.com/collective/buildout.plonetest/master/travis-4.x.cfg
     https://raw.github.com/collective/buildout.plonetest/master/qa.cfg
+    versions.cfg
 
 package-name = collective.polls
 package-extras = [test]
diff --git a/versions.cfg b/versions.cfg
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..98011f8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/versions.cfg
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+[versions]
+# keep RF/SL stuff up to date to avoid random failures
+plone.app.robotframework = 0.9.2
+robotframework = 2.8.4
+robotframework-selenium2library = 1.5.0
+robotsuite = 1.5.0
+selenium = 2.41.0
+
+# use latest version of setuptools
+setuptools =