diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0b36d36
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+language: go
+
+go:
+  - 1.1
+  - tip
+
+install:
+  - go get -v ./...
+  - go get github.com/stretchr/testify
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 5ca8951..4f553a0 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-Inbucket
+Inbucket [![Build Status](https://travis-ci.org/jhillyerd/inbucket.png?branch=master)](https://travis-ci.org/jhillyerd/inbucket)
 ========
 
 Inbucket is an email testing service; it will accept messages for any email
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ Read more at the [Inbucket website](http://jhillyerd.github.io/inbucket/).
 Development Status
 ------------------
 
-Inbucket is currently beta quality: it works but is not well tested.
+Inbucket is currently release-candidate quality: it is being used for real work.
 
 Please check the [issues list](https://github.com/jhillyerd/inbucket/issues?state=open)
 for more details.