diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 97fa5c76..f529afa8 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -7,4 +7,5 @@ local*.cfg
 .tox/
 build/
 htmlcov/
+dist/
 python_bitcoinlib.egg-info/
diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6eaefa69
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+language: python
+install:
+  - pip install tox 
+script:
+  - tox
+env:
+  - TOXENV=py27
+  - TOXENV=py33
+  - TOXENV=py34
+  - TOXENV=py32
diff --git a/README b/README
index 354e7937..3a3bdd28 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 python-bitcoinlib
 -----------------
+[![Build Status](https://travis-ci.org/petertodd/python-bitcoinlib.svg?branch=master)](https://travis-ci.org/petertodd/python-bitcoinlib)
 
 This Python2/3 library provides an easy interface to the bitcoin data
 structures and protocol. The approach is low-level and "ground up", with a
@@ -7,7 +8,6 @@ focus on providing tools to manipulate the internals of how Bitcoin works.
 
 "The Swiss Army Knife of the Bitcoin protocol." - Wladimir J. van der Laan
 
-
 Requirements
 ------------