diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..632989cb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+language: go
+go:
+    - 1.7.x
+script: ./ci.sh
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diff --git a/ci.sh b/ci.sh
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..a2711613
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ci.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+golint
+go test
+go build
+
+# acceptance test
+X=$(./yaml w sample.yaml b.c 3 | ./yaml r - b.c)
+
+if [ $X != 3 ]
+  then
+  echo "Failed acceptance test: expected 2 but was $X"
+  exit 1
+fi
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diff --git a/precheckin.sh b/precheckin.sh
index 61c04441..b362e878 100755
--- a/precheckin.sh
+++ b/precheckin.sh
@@ -1,17 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
 gofmt -w .
-golint
-go test
-go build
 
-# acceptance test
-X=$(./yaml w sample.yaml b.c 3 | ./yaml r - b.c)
-
-if [ $X != 3 ]
-  then
-	echo "Failed acceptance test: expected 2 but was $X"
-  exit 1
-fi
+./ci.sh
 
 go install