diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 602ba01d4..c2dc0b4c9 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ os:
 language: go
 
 go:
-    - 1.7
+    - 1.8
 
 env:
   - TEST_NO_FUSE=1 TEST_VERBOSE=1 TEST_SUITE=test_go_expensive
diff --git a/ci/Dockerfile.buildenv b/ci/Dockerfile.buildenv
index 40971e0ff..0545150a3 100644
--- a/ci/Dockerfile.buildenv
+++ b/ci/Dockerfile.buildenv
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-FROM golang:1.7
+FROM golang:1.8
 MAINTAINER Jakub Sztandera <kubuxu@ipfs.io>