diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 91c100b..56f1dbb 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-image: elixir:1.7.2
+image: elixir:1.8.1
 
 cache:
   key: ${CI_COMMIT_REF_SLUG}
diff --git a/mix.exs b/mix.exs
index bc7341d..1d5959c 100644
--- a/mix.exs
+++ b/mix.exs
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ defmodule Linkify.Mixfile do
     [
       app: :linkify,
       version: @version,
-      elixir: "~> 1.7",
+      elixir: "~> 1.8",
       build_embedded: Mix.env() == :prod,
       start_permanent: Mix.env() == :prod,
       deps: deps(),