diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 68494472a..6b6cbc000 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -9,13 +9,14 @@ env:
    - CCACHE_TEMPDIR=/tmp/.ccache-temp
    - CCACHE_COMPRESS=1
    - PREFIX=/tmp/mapnik
+   - PYTHON=python3
    - secure: "F6ivqDNMBQQnrDGA9+7IX+GDswuIqQQd7YPJdQqa2Ked9jddAQDeJClb05ig3JlwfOlYLGZOd43ZX0pKuMtI2Gbkwz211agGP9S3YunwlRg8iWtJlO5kYFUdKCmJNhjg4icfkGELCgwXn+zuEWFSLpkPcjqAFKFlQrIJeAJJgKM="
 
 cache:
   directories:
   - $HOME/.ccache
 
-dist: trusty
+dist: xenial
 sudo: false
 
 matrix: