diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
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+env:
+  - PROTOBUF_VERSION=3.0.0-beta-2
+
+before_install:
+  - ./install-protobuf.sh
+  - PATH=/home/travis/bin:$PATH protoc --version
+
+script:
+  - PATH=/home/travis/bin:$PATH make buildserverall
+  - echo $TRAVIS_GO_VERSION
+  - if [ "$TRAVIS_GO_VERSION" == 1.6 ] && [[ "$PROTOBUF_VERSION" == 3.0.0* ]]; then ! git status --porcelain | read || (git status; git diff; exit 1); fi
+
+language: go
+
+go:
+  - 1.6
diff --git a/install-protobuf.sh b/install-protobuf.sh
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+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+set -ex
+
+die() {
+    echo "$@" >&2
+    exit 1
+}
+
+case "$PROTOBUF_VERSION" in
+2*)
+    basename=protobuf-$PROTOBUF_VERSION
+    ;;
+3*)
+    basename=protobuf-cpp-$PROTOBUF_VERSION
+    ;;
+*)
+    die "unknown protobuf version: $PROTOBUF_VERSION"
+    ;;
+esac
+
+cd /home/travis
+
+wget https://github.com/google/protobuf/releases/download/v$PROTOBUF_VERSION/$basename.tar.gz
+tar xzf $basename.tar.gz
+
+cd protobuf-$PROTOBUF_VERSION
+
+./configure --prefix=/home/travis && make -j2 && make install