diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 70af7a4bba..8dfe4cfb15 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ env:
     - BUILD_DIR=build
     - HOSTCC="cc"
     - HOSTCXX="c++"
-    - QEMU_VERSION="v3.0.0"
+    - QEMU_VERSION="v3.1.0"
 
 before_script:
   # install toolchains based on TOOLCHAIN} variable
@@ -369,6 +369,7 @@ matrix:
         - TEST_PY_BD="vexpress_ca15_tc2"
           TEST_PY_ID="--id qemu"
           QEMU_TARGET="arm-softmmu"
+          QEMU_VERSION="v3.0.0"
           BUILDMAN="^vexpress_ca15_tc2$"
     - name: "test/py vexpress_ca9x4"
       env: