diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 0c6840d..c8dc61d 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ matrix:
       env: 'COMPOSER_FLAGS="--prefer-stable --prefer-lowest"'
 
 before_script:
+  - travis_retry composer self-update
   - travis_retry composer update ${COMPOSER_FLAGS} --no-interaction --prefer-dist
 
 script: