diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/.travis.yml b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/.travis.yml
index 24f9f24ac..f478685eb 100644
--- a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/.travis.yml
+++ b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/.travis.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-dist: xenial
+dist: focal
 
 language: python
 python: