diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 02930b0..f89e977 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -11,12 +11,12 @@ addons:
     sources:
     - ubuntu-toolchain-r-test
     packages:
-    - gcc-4.8
-    - g++-4.8
+    - gcc-6.3
+    - g++-6.3
     - clang
 
 script:
-  - if [ "$TRAVIS_OS_NAME" == "linux" ]; then make test CXX="g++-4.8" CC="gcc-4.8"; fi
+  - if [ "$TRAVIS_OS_NAME" == "linux" ]; then make test CXX="g++-6.3" CC="gcc-6.3"; fi
   - if [ "$TRAVIS_OS_NAME" == "osx" ]; then make test; fi
 
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