diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index d7b5ce99f3d..6121a54027e 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 language: node_js
 
+node_js:
+  - "8"
+
 install:
   - npm install gitbook-cli -g
   - gitbook install