diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 9591dbb..2646ebe 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ matrix:
              # compilers
             - g++
             - gfortran
-            - cmake
               # math libraries
             - libblas-dev
             - liblapack-dev
@@ -65,10 +64,11 @@ install:
         pip install virtualenv
     elif [[ "${TRAVIS_OS_NAME}" == "linux" ]]; then
         pip install --user virtualenv
-        curl https://cmake.org/files/v3.5/cmake-3.5.2-Linux-x86_64.tar.gz | tar xvz
-        export PATH=~/cmake-3.5.2-Linux-x86_64/bin:$PATH
-        export LD_LIBARY_PATH=~/cmake-3.5.2-Linux-x86_64/lib:$LD_LIBRARY_PATH
+        curl https://cmake.org/files/v3.8/cmake-3.8.0-Linux-x86_64.tar.gz | tar xvz
+        export PATH=$PWD/cmake-3.8.0-Linux-x86_64/bin:$PATH
+        export LD_LIBARY_PATH=$PWD/cmake-3.8.0-Linux-x86_64/lib:$LD_LIBRARY_PATH
     fi
+  - cmake --version
   - virtualenv venv
   - source venv/bin/activate
   - pip install -r requirements.txt