diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index ca2aae3..0f4b855 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ go_import_path: "github.com/ibm-messaging/mq-container"
 
 env:
   global:
-    - RELEASE=""
+    - RELEASE="r2"
 
 jobs:
   include:
@@ -85,4 +85,4 @@ install:
 before_script: echo nothing
 
 after_success:
-  - make lint
\ No newline at end of file
+  - make lint