diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 074380b7864b1810ce02ad5d7957255050f6ef85..715e3282124ebbb7df9aa55ec322b0d0b0847ef2 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ install:
 
 jobs:
   include:
-    - python: 2.7
+    - python: 3.6
       stage: test
       script: tox -e py27
 
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ jobs:
 
     - stage: publish
       script: skip
-      python: 2.7
+      python: 3.6
       deploy:
         provider: pypi
         user: flyte