diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index e64b01e61c857..cc730ca5a2cd4 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ env:
   global:
     - COMPOSER_BIN_DIR=~/bin
     - INTEGRATION_SETS=3
-    - NODE_JS_VERSION=6
+    - NODE_JS_VERSION=8
     - MAGENTO_HOST_NAME="magento2.travis"
   matrix:
     - TEST_SUITE=unit