diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index a496c51..2b7ea68 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 dist: trusty
 language: ruby
-sudo: false # taking advantage of container-based infrastructure
+sudo: true # need this for libgirepository1.0-dev
+# sudo: false # taking advantage of container-based infrastructure
 cache: bundler # cache bundled gems from build to build
 
 addons: