diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 61801d3f9b..7899009ee2 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -30,10 +30,12 @@ matrix:
         - mysql-client-core-5.6
         - mysql-client-5.6
   - php: 7.0
+  - php: 7.1
   - php: nightly
   allow_failures:
   - php: hhvm
   - php: nightly
+  - php: 7.1
 before_install:
 - git clone https://github.com/WordPress/twentysixteen.git src/wp-content/themes/twentysixteen
 - |