diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index ea381608c..329618c20 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -21,5 +21,6 @@ install:
 script:
   - ./build/mvn package -q -Dmaven.javadoc.skip=true -B -V
 
+language: java
 after_success:
   - bash <(curl -s https://codecov.io/bash)