diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index f8d76c756..8f41ff00b 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ notifications:
 branches:
   only:
     - master
+    - "5.16"
     # enable building tags
     - /^v\d+\.\d+(\.\d+)?(-\S*)?$/