diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index f2fae0adb..1cfe01e08 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ addons:
     - cabal-install-1.24
     sources:
     - hvr-ghc
-  postgresql: "9.4"
+  postgresql: "9.6"
 
 services:
 - mongodb