diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 2c0c8b12a..4e6e5cc17 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ stages:
   - name: test
   - name: website update
     if: branch IN (develop,master) AND type IN (push)
+dist: xenial
 jobs:
   include:
     - env: TOOLSET=gcc
@@ -263,4 +264,4 @@ jobs:
         - popd
         - ./bootstrap.sh --with-toolset=${TOOLSET}
         - pushd doc
-        - ../b2 --website-doc-dir=manual/${TRAVIS_BRANCH} website
\ No newline at end of file
+        - ../b2 --website-doc-dir=manual/${TRAVIS_BRANCH} website