diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 03bf6e97f..d98b638a9 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ python:
   - "2.7"
 
 addons:
-  postgresql: "9.3" # minimal postgresql version for the base_import_security_group module
+  postgresql: "9.6" # minimal postgresql version for the base_import_security_group module
                     # more info: https://github.com/OCA/maintainer-quality-tools/issues/432
   apt:
     packages: