diff --git a/ci/deps/travis-36-cov.yaml b/ci/deps/travis-36-cov.yaml
index 95914568bea43..47a494bc1a26e 100644
--- a/ci/deps/travis-36-cov.yaml
+++ b/ci/deps/travis-36-cov.yaml
@@ -19,6 +19,9 @@ dependencies:
   - pandas-gbq
   - psycopg2
   - pyarrow=0.9.0
+  # add pydata-google-auth until for pandas-gbq, see
+  # https://github.com/conda-forge/pandas-gbq-feedstock/issues/18
+  - pydata-google-auth
   - pymysql
   - pytables
   - python-snappy