diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index f4fc733..4898e65 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ before_install:
   - sudo apt-get install -qq python3-numpy
 
 # command to install dependencies
-install: "pip install -r requirements.txt --use-mirrors"
+install: "pip install -r travis-requirements.txt --use-mirrors"
 
 # command to run tests
 script: "python -m unittest discover"
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/travis-requirements.txt
similarity index 100%
rename from requirements.txt
rename to travis-requirements.txt