diff --git a/travis/build-wheels.sh b/travis/build-wheels.sh
index b004fa3df5f9879464966c46852e782446e30193..3d92524c41804d7649c4831b6c7c0ad65ac614d5 100755
--- a/travis/build-wheels.sh
+++ b/travis/build-wheels.sh
@@ -35,6 +35,8 @@ for PYBIN in /opt/python/*/bin; do
         NUMPY_VERSION="1.14.5"
     elif [[ "${PYBIN}" == *cp35* ]]; then
         NUMPY_VERSION="1.9.3"
+    elif [[ "${PYBIN}" == *cp38* ]]; then
+        NUMPY_VERSION="1.17.3"
     else
         NUMPY_VERSION="1.8.2"
     fi