diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index cd4a81d66c7..ab63e63c162 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ go:
   - "1.10.x"
   - "1.9.x"
   - "1.8.x"
-  - "1.7.x"
   - master
 matrix:
   allow_failures:
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index b544cde58d1..5f20bf85a17 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 go-github is a Go client library for accessing the [GitHub API v3][].
 
-go-github requires Go version 1.7 or greater.
+go-github requires Go version 1.8 or greater.
 
 If you're interested in using the [GraphQL API v4][], the recommended library is
 [shurcooL/githubv4][].