diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 790877b7..4ff28eb5 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -71,3 +71,5 @@ addons:
     build_command_prepend: "mvn clean"
     build_command:   "mvn -DskipTests=true compile install"
     branch_pattern: $COVERITY_BRANCH_PATTERN
+
+dist: trusty
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 7c525242..fc92cc92 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ The Symphony java client provides a real-time wrapper around the Symphony REST A
 * Updated with latest 1.50 spec.  symphony-java-api v1.50.1
 * Implementation of signals
 
+
 ## V1.1.4
 * Major bug fix (1.50+) to accept real-time events that do not include event ids as this is now optional.
 * New SymphonyClientConfig builder added