diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 56d4b969..0690d6a0 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -4,7 +4,9 @@ python:
   - "3.6"
 
 install:
-  - pip install codecov pytest pytest-cov pytest-asyncio pylint
+  - pip install --upgrade pip
+  - pip install "pytest>=3.6"
+  - pip install codecov pytest-cov pytest-asyncio pylint
   - python setup.py develop
 
 script: