diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 2801914d..16a2099a 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ language: python
 python: "3.6"
 notifications:
   email: true
+install:
+  - pip install -r build/requirements.txt
 before_script:
   - cd build
 script:
diff --git a/build/requirements.txt b/build/requirements.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9fd60e08
--- /dev/null
+++ b/build/requirements.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+httplib2==0.9.2