diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 37d34f314..051b4f80c 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ jobs:
           dist: trusty
         - python: 3.6
           dist: trusty
-        - python: 3.9
+        - python: 3.9-dev
           dist: bionic
 sudo: false
 git: