diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 6b61378..dece053 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ matrix:
       rust: nightly
     # The earliest stable Rust version that works
     - env: TARGET=x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu
-      rust: 1.23.0
+      rust: 1.27.0
 
 
 before_install: set -e