diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index aa644f9..7d04fda 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -4,7 +4,8 @@ language: php
 php:
   - 7.3
   - 7.4
-  - 8.0
+# this is not supported by travisCI as of this commit, but should be very soon.
+# - 8.0
 
 # This triggers builds to run on the new TravisCI infrastructure.
 # See: http://docs.travis-ci.com/user/workers/container-based-infrastructure/