diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 88b6f3c2..cfc0bd15 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 language: cpp
 sudo: required
 dist: trusty
+group: deprecated-2017Q4 # temporary uses the previous version
 install:
     - if [[ $TRAVIS_OS_NAME == "osx" ]];   then bash ci-scripts/osx/travis-install.sh; fi
     - if [[ $TRAVIS_OS_NAME == "linux" ]]; then bash ci-scripts/linux/travis-install.sh; fi