diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index 65d08adaa..d1b156835
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -8,3 +8,5 @@ install:
 
 script:
   - npm run lint
+  - npm run docs
+  - ./check-if-readme-is-up-to-date.sh
diff --git a/check-if-readme-is-up-to-date.sh b/check-if-readme-is-up-to-date.sh
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..539d4c983
--- /dev/null
+++ b/check-if-readme-is-up-to-date.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+echo "Checking if README.md has been updated..."
+
+if ! git diff-index --quiet HEAD README.md; then
+    echo "README.md needs to be regenerated!"
+    echo
+    echo "Please run:"
+    echo "  $ npm run docs"
+    exit 1
+fi