diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ae71c02f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+language: go
+go: release
+install: go get -d -t -v ./...
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 btcrpcclient
 ============
 
+[![Build Status](https://travis-ci.org/conformal/btcrpcclient.png?branch=master)]
+(https://travis-ci.org/conformal/btcrpcclient)
+
 This package is currently under development.
 
 You really probably don't want to use this yet!