diff --git a/lib/travis/build/script/julia.rb b/lib/travis/build/script/julia.rb
index 69ac24c3c6..d92402ab46 100644
--- a/lib/travis/build/script/julia.rb
+++ b/lib/travis/build/script/julia.rb
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ def julia_url
               url = "julialang-s3.julialang.org/bin/#{osarch}/#{$1}/julia-#{$1}-latest-#{ext}"
             when '1'
               # TODO: create a permalink to latest 1.y.z
-              url = "julialang-s3.julialang.org/bin/#{osarch}/1.5/julia-1.5-latest-#{ext}"
+              url = "julialang-s3.julialang.org/bin/#{osarch}/1.6/julia-1.6-latest-#{ext}"
             else
               sh.failure "Unknown Julia version: #{julia_version}"
             end