diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index cd21aeb..3efda4c 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 language: python
 before_script:
-  - pip install vl
+  - pip install -U vl
 script:
   - vl README.md --size=1000 -t 5 --debug