diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 853c0bce77..5eee3ca9a8 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -1,16 +1,22 @@
 language: java
 jdk:
 - oraclejdk8
+sudo: required
+dist: trusty
+cache:
+  directories:
+  - $HOME/.m2
+  - $HOME/.gradle
 script:
 -  |
     echo "Running Spring Cloud Contract Verifier tests"
     cd spring-cloud-contract-verifier/spring-cloud-contract-verifier
     ./gradlew clean build install
-- |
+
     echo "Running Spring Cloud Contract Verifier Maven Plugin tests"
     cd spring-cloud-contract-verifier/spring-cloud-contract-verifier-maven-plugin
     ./mvnw clean install jacoco:report coveralls:report -pl spring-cloud-contract-verifier-maven-plugin
--  |
+
     echo "Checking if samples are not broken"
     cd spring-cloud-contract-verifier/spring-cloud-contract-verifier
     ./scripts/runTests.sh