diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 517db52b9..772cb51ae 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 before_install:
-  - sudo apt-get install cmake libcppunit-dev
+  - sudo apt-get install cmake libcppunit-dev python3
 
 env:
   - TRAVIS_NO_EXPORT=YES