diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 4042907..9f9422b 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 
 ## Prerequisites
-In order to build the LK 4.9 for the Raspberry Pi 3 board you only need a few tools on your Mac:
+In order to build the LK 4.9.8 for the Raspberry Pi 3 board you only need a few tools on your Mac:
 
 1. git
 2. [Docker for Mac](https://docs.docker.com/docker-for-mac/)
diff --git a/trigger-travis-build.sh b/trigger-travis-build.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..7ec0c40
--- /dev/null
+++ b/trigger-travis-build.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+set -e
+set -x
+
+# see: https://docs.travis-ci.com/user/triggering-builds
+
+# prepare data for triggering Travis-CI
+TOKEN=xxx
+REPO='DieterReuter%2Frpi64-kernel'
+BODY='{
+"request": {
+  "branch":"master",
+  "message": "Build triggered by Dieter via API"
+}}'
+
+curl -s -X POST \
+  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
+  -H "Accept: application/json" \
+  -H "Travis-API-Version: 3" \
+  -H "Authorization: token $TOKEN" \
+  -d "$BODY" \
+  https://api.travis-ci.com/repo/$REPO/requests