diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 756d5b33..1d1e8535 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ addons:
     - g++-4.8
 script:
   - ./tools/test.sh
+  - ./tools/bench.sh
 after_success: |
   [ false ] &&
   [ $TRAVIS_BRANCH = master ] &&
diff --git a/tools/bench.sh b/tools/bench.sh
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..30a63ef8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/bench.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+cargo run --manifest-path ./bencher/Cargo.toml --release