diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index d3ac532b47ffad5848da6ff47536060bfce90d52..ca8b55e54234bb41d3f2c61dbeaec12a92fef18e 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ services:
 branches:
   only:
     - master
+    - /^release\-.+/
 
 script:
   - mntdir='/mnt/opendesktop-app'