diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 802a08c5..82d56e4b 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -15,7 +15,10 @@ script:
   - make examples
 
 before_script:
+  - sudo add-apt-repository --yes ppa:smspillaz/cmake-2.8.12
   - sudo apt-get update -qq
+  - sudo apt-get upgrade -qq
+  - sudo apt-get install -qq cmake
   - sudo apt-get install -qq build-essential
   - sudo apt-get install -qq gcc-4.4 g++-4.4
   - sudo update-alternatives --install /usr/bin/gcc gcc /usr/bin/gcc-4.4 60 --slave /usr/bin/g++ g++ /usr/bin/g++-4.4