diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 2fc053b..3037f5a 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 language: go
 
-sudo: required
-dist: trusty
+dist: xenial
 
 go_import_path: git.torproject.org/pluggable-transports/snowflake.git