diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 4b31163..784aee5 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -8,5 +8,5 @@ php:
 branches:
   except:
     - php-52
-before_script: composer install
+before_script: composer self-update && composer install
 script: "./vendor/bin/phpunit && ./vendor/bin/phpcs -n src/"