diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d362e7f2c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+language: cpp
+
+before_install:
+    - sudo apt-get remove cmake cmake-data --yes
+    - sudo add-apt-repository ppa:george-edison55/precise-backports --yes
+    - sudo apt-get update    
+
+install:
+   - sudo apt-get install -y lcov cmake cmake-data curl gcc-avr avr-libc avrdude libqtcore4 libqt4-dev qt4-qmake g++ libxerces-c-dev xsdcxx libsdl1.2-dev libusb-1.0-0 libphonon-dev phonon libqtwebkit-dev python-qt4 python-qt4-dev
+
+script:
+  - mkdir build && cd build && cmake -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Debug ../companion/src && cmake --build .
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/companion/src/CMakeLists.txt b/companion/src/CMakeLists.txt
index 36fcc7593..3901ef459 100644
--- a/companion/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/companion/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ SET(C9X_VERSION_SUFFIX $ENV{OPENTX_VERSION_SUFFIX})
 SET(C9X_VERSION ${C9X_VERSION_MAJOR}.${C9X_VERSION_MINOR}.${C9X_VERSION_REVISION}${C9X_VERSION_SUFFIX})
 MESSAGE(STATUS "OpenTX Companion ${C9X_VERSION}")
 
-CMAKE_MINIMUM_REQUIRED( VERSION 2.8 )
+CMAKE_MINIMUM_REQUIRED( VERSION 2.8.12 )
 
 SET(CMAKE_MODULE_PATH ${CMAKE_MODULE_PATH} ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/cmake)
 
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ ELSE()
     MESSAGE( "SDL not found! Joysticks support will be disabled. Simulator audio will not work." )
 ENDIF()
 
-FIND_PACKAGE(Qt4 4.8.4 REQUIRED)
+FIND_PACKAGE(Qt4 4.8.1 REQUIRED)
 SET( QT_USE_QTNETWORK True )
 SET( QT_USE_QTXML True )
 INCLUDE( ${QT_USE_FILE} )