diff --git a/.travis.yml.example-full b/.travis.yml.example-full
index cbc0adb..bbcee1a 100644
--- a/.travis.yml.example-full
+++ b/.travis.yml.example-full
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 language: cpp
 compiler: gcc
-dist: trusty
+dist: xenial
 
 addons:
   apt:
diff --git a/.travis.yml.example-mini b/.travis.yml.example-mini
index 22fa1ca..62e6c4c 100644
--- a/.travis.yml.example-mini
+++ b/.travis.yml.example-mini
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 language: cpp
 compiler: gcc
-dist: trusty
+dist: xenial
 
 # Minimal set of packages needed to compile EPICS Base