diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 18a0ea73..48384217 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -29,8 +29,8 @@ matrix:
           env: SNIFF=1
         # aliased to a recent 7.0.x version
         - php: '7.0'
-        # aliased to a recent 7.1.x version
-        - php: '7.1'
+        # aliased to a recent 7.2.x version
+        - php: '7.2'
         # aliased to a recent hhvm version
         - php: 'hhvm'