diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 3dbeae54999251eff80c707e15a10a2283943f82..a15e3b214ae3a91c3fba9cee23a8eb5ae22d9b06 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 language: R
 r:
+  - release
   - bioc-devel
 #  - bioc-release
 sudo: false