diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 0fef3f44b..ef6c24b5c 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -10,17 +10,6 @@ sudo: required
 group: edge
 
 
-###################
-# global settings #
-###################
-
-env:
-  global:
-   # The next declaration is the encrypted COVERITY_SCAN_TOKEN, created
-   #   via the "travis encrypt" command using the project repo's public key
-   - secure: "m89SSgE+ASLO38rSKx7MTXK3n5NkP9bIx95jwY71YEiuFzib30PDJ/DifKnXxBjvy/AkCGztErQRk/8ZCvq+4HXozU2knEGnL/RUitvlwbhzfh2D4lmS3BvWBGS3N3NewoPBrRmdcvnT0xjOGXxtZaJ3P74TkB9GBnlz/HmKORA="
-
-
 ################
 # build matrix #
 ################
@@ -129,6 +118,9 @@ matrix:
     env:
       - SPECIAL=coverity
       - COMPILER=clang++-3.6
+        # The next declaration is the encrypted COVERITY_SCAN_TOKEN, created
+        #   via the "travis encrypt" command using the project repo's public key
+      - secure: "m89SSgE+ASLO38rSKx7MTXK3n5NkP9bIx95jwY71YEiuFzib30PDJ/DifKnXxBjvy/AkCGztErQRk/8ZCvq+4HXozU2knEGnL/RUitvlwbhzfh2D4lmS3BvWBGS3N3NewoPBrRmdcvnT0xjOGXxtZaJ3P74TkB9GBnlz/HmKORA="
 
   # OSX / Clang
 
@@ -150,6 +142,9 @@ matrix:
   - os: osx
     osx_image: xcode11.2
 
+  - os: osx
+    osx_image: xcode12
+
   # Linux / GCC
 
   - os: linux