diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 8caa67fc4..05cb339c8 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -7,6 +7,13 @@ cache: pip
 python:
     - "3.6"
     - "3.7"
+    - "3.8-dev"
+    - "nightly"
+
+matrix:
+    allow_failures:
+        - python: "3.8-dev"
+        - python: "nightly"
 
 install:
     - pip install flit