diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 12be3c0..9ed1f6d 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 language: python
 
 branches:
-  only: /^v0\.5.*$/
+  only: ^v0\.5.*$
 
 python:
   - '2.7'