diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index feef5b8f14..cc7c1a91a0 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -180,6 +180,7 @@ jobs:
       after_script: skip
       after_success: skip
       install:
+        - nvm install 10
         - source ~/virtualenv/python3.6/bin/activate
         - pip install 'Sphinx'
       script: ./scripts/create-release.sh --ci