diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index dce721b69..0c0c23f89 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ cache:
   directories:
     - node_modules
 install:
+  - npm install -g npm@latest
   - npm install -g gulp-cli
   - npm install
   - npm update