diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 590c657840..9976c80e26 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ branches:
     - master
     - release
     - dev
+    - /^rel\/.*$/
     - /^(.*\/)?ci-.*$/
 before_install:
   - if test "$TRAVIS_OS_NAME" == "osx"; then brew update; brew install openssl; ln -s /usr/local/opt/openssl/lib/libcrypto.1.0.0.dylib /usr/local/lib/; ln -s /usr/local/opt/openssl/lib/libssl.1.0.0.dylib /usr/local/lib/; fi