diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 663b12da..d5885822 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 *.pyc
+.eggs/
 /dist/
 django_helpdesk.egg-info
 demo/*.egg-info
diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 84a575a3..8827ddbb 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ python:
     - "3.6"
 
 env:
-    - DJANGO=1.11.8
+    - DJANGO=1.11.9
 
 install:
     - pip install -q Django==$DJANGO