diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index bd365c1..c40c6bd 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -9,12 +9,15 @@ python:
   - 3.6
   - nightly
 install:
-  - pip install pyyaml flake8 flake8-import-order coveralls
+  - pip install pyyaml flake8 flake8-import-order coveralls sphinx
   - if [[ $TRAVIS_PYTHON_VERSION == 2.6 ]]; then pip install unittest2; fi
   - pip install .
 script:
   - if [[ $TRAVIS_PYTHON_VERSION != 2.6 ]]; then flake8 .; fi
   - yamllint --strict $(git ls-files '*.yaml' '*.yml')
   - coverage run --source=yamllint setup.py test
+  - if [[ $TRAVIS_PYTHON_VERSION != 2* ]]; then
+      python setup.py build_sphinx;
+    fi
 after_success:
   coveralls
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 4d5142d..82ba8ec 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -3,3 +3,9 @@ universal = 1
 
 [flake8]
 import-order-style = pep8
+
+[build_sphinx]
+all-files = 1
+source-dir = docs
+build-dir = docs/_build
+warning-is-error = 1