diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 677f2557..bba4455d 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -30,13 +30,13 @@ addons:
     sources:
       - ubuntu-toolchain-r-test
     packages:
-      - gcc-4.8
-      - g++-4.8
+      - gcc-4.9
+      - g++-4.9
       - clang
 
 before_install:
   - bash .travis.sh
-  - if [ "$TRAVIS_OS_NAME" = "linux" ] && [ "$CC" = "gcc" ] ; then export CC=gcc-4.8 CXX=g++-4.8 ; fi
+  - if [ "$TRAVIS_OS_NAME" = "linux" ] && [ "$CC" = "gcc" ] ; then export CC=gcc-4.9 CXX=g++-4.9 ; fi
 
 script:
   - test -d _build || mkdir _build