diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index c656c72..db4d440 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -11,15 +11,15 @@ addons:
     sources:
     - ubuntu-toolchain-r-test
     packages:
-    - gcc-5
-    - g++-5
+    - gcc-8
+    - g++-8
     - clang
 
 before_script:
   git clone https://github.com/bkaradzic/bx ../bx
 
 script:
-  - if [ "$TRAVIS_OS_NAME" == "linux" ]; then make build CXX="g++-5" CC="gcc-5"; fi
+  - if [ "$TRAVIS_OS_NAME" == "linux" ]; then make build CXX="g++-8" CC="gcc-8"; fi
   - if [ "$TRAVIS_OS_NAME" == "osx" ]; then make build; fi
 
 branches: