diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 795d9a92..626d4e04 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 language: python
 python:
   - "2.7"
+env:
+  - DOCKER_COMPOSE_VERSION: 1.8.0
 
 services:
   - docker