diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 64452085026a77b5329802359501584bfcd4ff06..d3615f4ff0966d697a8249dfcac45baefe8b615e 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 language: java
-
+sudo: true
 script: gradle tla2b check uploadArchives
 
 before_install: