diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 01078c080..079e4253e 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -1,7 +1,20 @@
+# http://docs.travis-ci.com/user/languages/go/
 language: go
 
-go:
- - 1.6
- - tip
+go: 1.8
 
-script: ./test.sh
+os:
+  - linux
+
+env:
+- MYSQL_USER=root
+
+before_install:
+  - mysql -e 'CREATE DATABASE IF NOT EXISTS test;'
+
+install: true
+
+script: script/cibuild
+
+notifications:
+  email: false
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index f312d2f90..04c032a3f 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 # gh-ost
 
+[![build status](https://travis-ci.org/github/gh-ost.svg)](https://travis-ci.org/github/gh-ost) [![downloads](https://img.shields.io/github/downloads/github/gh-ost/total.svg)](https://github.com/github/gh-ost/releases) [![release](https://img.shields.io/github/release/github/gh-ost.svg)](https://github.com/github/gh-ost/releases)
+
 #### GitHub's online schema migration for MySQL <img src="doc/images/gh-ost-logo-light-160.png" align="right">
 
  `gh-ost` is a triggerless online schema migration solution for MySQL. It is testable and provides pausability, dynamic control/reconfiguration, auditing, and many operational perks.