diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index b94e4e0f..7da0aff7 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -25,3 +25,6 @@ install:
 script:
  - ./scripts/travis-test.sh
 
+# we only need the latest git commit
+git:
+  depth: 1