diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 17881ff..fe4322c 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ python:
   - "3.8-dev"  # 3.8 development branch
   - "nightly"  # nightly build
 install:
+  # Generates nicobot/version.py
+  - python setup.py build
   - pip install -r requirements-build.txt -r requirements-runtime.txt
 script:
   - python -m unittest discover -s tests