diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 9bc79d173e..b82a5d7532 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ jobs:
 
 stages:
   - name: whitesource
-    if: repo = akka/akka AND ((branch = master AND type != pull_request) OR tag =~ ^v) AND env(TRAVIS_SCALA_VERSION) = "2.12.8"
+    if: repo = akka/akka AND ((branch = master AND type != pull_request) OR tag =~ ^v) AND env(TRAVIS_SCALA_VERSION) =~ ^2.12
   - name: test
     if: type == pull_request OR NOT tag =~ ^v