diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 09f7db6e5..1c0a4c579 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -1,13 +1,16 @@
+before_install:
+  - gem update --system 2.1.11
+  - gem --version
 language: ruby
 bundler_args: --without development
 script: "bundle exec rake spec"
 notifications:
   email: false
 rvm:
   - 2.0.0
   - 1.9.3
   - 1.8.7
   - ruby-head
 matrix:
   allow_failures:
     - rvm: ruby-head