diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 5a44f683fd7..e9eabaa119a 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -39,6 +39,8 @@ branches:
     - master
     - beta
     - release
+    # release branches
+    - /^(?:release|lts)-\d+-\d+$/
     # npm version tags
     - /^v\d+\.\d+\.\d+/