diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index b2115580..8067ee93 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 ---
 language: node_js
 node_js:
-  - "6"
+  - "10"
 
 sudo: false
 dist: trusty
@@ -10,25 +10,52 @@ branches:
   except:
   - /^dependabot\/.*$/
 
-addons:
-  chrome: stable
-
 cache:
-  directories:
-     - $HOME/.npm
+  yarn: true
 
 before_install:
-  - npm config set spin false
+  - curl -o- -L https://yarnpkg.com/install.sh | bash
+  - export PATH=$HOME/.yarn/bin:$PATH
 
 install:
-  - npm install
-
-script:
-  # Usually, it's ok to finish the test scenario without reverting
-  #  to the addon's original dependency state, skipping "cleanup".
-  - npm run test:all -- --skip-cleanup
-  - npm run test:node
-  - npm run lint
+  - yarn install --no-lockfile
+
+jobs:
+  include:
+  - &ember-test
+    stage: test
+    env: TEST_SUITE=test:strip      # used only to make Travis UI show description
+
+    addons:
+      chrome: stable
+
+    script:
+      # Usually, it's ok to finish the test scenario without reverting
+      #  to the addon's original dependency state, skipping "cleanup".
+      - yarn test:all --skip-cleanup
+
+  - <<: *ember-test
+    env: TEST_SUITE=test:keep     # used only to make Travis UI show description
+
+  - stage: test
+    env: NAME=lint          # used only to make Travis UI show description
+
+    script:
+      - yarn lint
+
+  - &node-test
+    stage: test
+    env: NAME=node-tests    # used only to make Travis UI show description
+
+    script:
+      - yarn test:node
+
+  - <<: *node-test
+    node_js: 8
+
+  - <<: *node-test
+    node_js: 6
+
 
 deploy:
   provider: npm
diff --git a/config/ember-try.js b/config/ember-try.js
index 04120381..2835054d 100644
--- a/config/ember-try.js
+++ b/config/ember-try.js
@@ -11,7 +11,8 @@ module.exports = function() {
     getChannelURL('canary'),
   ]).then((urls) => {
     return {
-      command: 'npm test',
+      useYarn: true,
+      command: process.env.TEST_SUITE ? `yarn ${process.env.TEST_SUITE}` : 'yarn test',
       useVersionCompatibility: true,
       scenarios: [
         {