diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index e7b4bc62..7aa83902 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ addons:
     packages:
       - g++-4.8
 before_install:
-  - npm i -g npm@^2.0.0
+  - npm i -g npm@^3.0.0
 before_script:
   - npm prune
 after_success: