diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index b1fd440681..6c79fd16cf 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ env:
 branches:
   only:
   - master
+  - /^[0-9].[0-9].[0-9](-.*)?$/
 cache:
   directories:
   - "$HOME/.mongodb/versions/downloads"