diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index e5f63903ca..bf86f9bde0 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ install:
   - sudo pip install awscli
   - aws configure set preview.cloudfront true
   - curl https://static.rust-lang.org/rustup.sh |
-    sh -s -- --prefix=$HOME/rust --spec=nightly-2016-11-06 --with-target=$TARGET
+    sh -s -- --prefix=$HOME/rust --spec=nightly-2017-01-06 --with-target=$TARGET
 
 script:
   - mkdir -p target/$TARGET