diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index f9573f9..51434a9 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -4,7 +4,15 @@ dist: xenial
 matrix:
   include:
     - os: linux
-      compiler: gcc
+      addons:
+        apt:
+          sources:
+            - ubuntu-toolchain-r-test
+          packages:
+            - g++-7
+      env:
+        - MATRIX_EVAL="CC=gcc-7 && CXX=g++-7"
+
     - os: linux
       compiler: clang