diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 5b4edade1..072046f8f 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 language: go
 go:
-  - 1.8.3
+  - 1.9.1
 script:
 - hack/verify-gofmt.sh
 - make build
diff --git a/hack/verify-gofmt.sh b/hack/verify-gofmt.sh
index 685f549ab..c45a0f1f4 100755
--- a/hack/verify-gofmt.sh
+++ b/hack/verify-gofmt.sh
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ DESCHEDULER_ROOT=$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE}")/..
 
 GO_VERSION=($(go version))
 
-if [[ -z $(echo "${GO_VERSION[2]}" | grep -E 'go1.2|go1.3|go1.4|go1.5|go1.6|go1.7|go1.8|go1.9') ]]; then
+if [[ -z $(echo "${GO_VERSION[2]}" | grep -E 'go1.2|go1.3|go1.4|go1.5|go1.6|go1.7|go1.8|go1.9|go1.10') ]]; then
   echo "Unknown go version '${GO_VERSION}', skipping gofmt."
   exit 1
 fi