diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index c0faa62a45..06afcfd8e5 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 language: go
 go_import_path: github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum
 sudo: false
+git:
+  depth: 1
 matrix:
   include:
     - os: linux