diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index c33e2a950c..4aced04a0f 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -4,6 +4,9 @@ dist: xenial
 cache:
   directories:
     - $HOME/.m2
+env:
+  global:
+    - JAVA_TOOL_OPTIONS=-Dhttps.protocols=TLSv1.2
 jdk:
 - openjdk8
 - openjdk11