diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index a8e3085..eb299a6 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -7,25 +7,24 @@ dist: trusty
 
 matrix:
   include:
-    - env: CABALVER=1.22 GHCVER=7.8.4
-      addons: {apt: {packages: [cabal-install-1.22,ghc-7.8.4,libgtk2.0-dev,libgtk-3-dev], sources: [hvr-ghc]}}
-    - env: CABALVER=1.22 GHCVER=7.10.2
-      addons: {apt: {packages: [cabal-install-1.22,ghc-7.10.2,libgtk2.0-dev,libgtk-3-dev], sources: [hvr-ghc]}}
+    - env: CABALVER=1.24 GHCVER=7.8.4
+      addons: {apt: {packages: [cabal-install-1.24,ghc-7.8.4,libgtk2.0-dev,libgtk-3-dev], sources: [hvr-ghc]}}
+    - env: CABALVER=1.24 GHCVER=7.10.2
+      addons: {apt: {packages: [cabal-install-1.24,ghc-7.10.2,libgtk2.0-dev,libgtk-3-dev], sources: [hvr-ghc]}}
+    - env: CABALVER=1.24 GHCVER=8.0.1
+      addons: {apt: {packages: [cabal-install-1.24,ghc-7.10.2,libgtk2.0-dev,libgtk-3-dev], sources: [hvr-ghc]}}
     - env: CABALVER=head GHCVER=head
       addons: {apt: {packages: [cabal-install-head,ghc-head,libgtk2.0-dev,libgtk-3-dev],  sources: [hvr-ghc]}}
 
   allow_failures:
     - env: CABALVER=head GHCVER=head
 
-# workaround since CABALVER=1.24 doesn't work yet
 before_install:
  - export PATH=/opt/ghc/$GHCVER/bin:/opt/cabal/$CABALVER/bin:$PATH
- - travis_retry cabal update
- - cabal install cabal-1.24.0.0
- - export PATH="~/.cabal/bin:$PATH"
 
 install:
  - cabal --version
+ - travis_retry cabal update
  - cabal sandbox init
  - cabal install alex happy
  - export PATH="$(pwd)/.cabal-sandbox/bin:$PATH"