diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index a570021080..1f00258e6b 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ script: ./travis.sh
 branches:
   only:
     - master
+    - /^release-branch-.*$/
 
 node_js:
   - "4.1"