diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b0c9d6a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+language: "perl"
+perl:
+  - "5.20"
+  - "5.18"
+  - "5.16"
+  - "5.14"
+  - "5.12"
+  - "5.10"
+  - "5.8"
+# comment line for testing
diff --git a/t/env.t b/t/env.t
index dfc7203..9cace52 100644
--- a/t/env.t
+++ b/t/env.t
@@ -20,6 +20,9 @@ $ENV{"m\xf6ney"} = "\x80uro";
 is env("m\xf6ney", "\x{20AC}"), "\x{20AC}uro", 'env write retval encoded';
 is env("m\xf6ney"), "\x{20AC}", 'env write worked';
 is $ENV{"m\xf6ney"}, "\x80", 'env affected %ENV';
-is env("\x{20AC}", 1), undef, 'env write retval old value';
-is env("\x{20AC}"), 1, 'env write worked';
-is $ENV{"\x80"}, 1, 'env affected %ENV';
+SKIP: {
+        skip "Cygwin has trouble with these tests, so skipping", 3 if ($^O eq 'cygwin');
+        is env("\x{20AC}", 1), undef, 'env write retval old value';
+        is env("\x{20AC}"), 1, 'env write worked';
+        is $ENV{"\x80"}, 1, 'env affected %ENV';
+}