diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index f72de96d..2bd6e195 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -18,4 +18,6 @@ before_install:
     - sudo apt-get --yes install liblua5.2-dev
     - sudo apt-get --yes install libluajit-5.1-dev
 
-script: ./bootstrap.py --ci --cxx=$CXX && ninja
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+script: 
+    - ./bootstrap.py --ci --lua-lib=lua5.2 --cxx=$CXX && ninja
+    - ./bootstrap.py --ci --lua-lib=lua5.1 --cxx=$CXX && ninja
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diff --git a/bootstrap.py b/bootstrap.py
index 6c2b59dc..048d6656 100755
--- a/bootstrap.py
+++ b/bootstrap.py
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ parser.add_argument('--debug', action='store_true', help='compile with debug fla
 parser.add_argument('--cxx', metavar='<compiler>', help='compiler name to use (default: env.CXX=%s)' % cxx, default=cxx)
 parser.add_argument('--ci', action='store_true', help=argparse.SUPPRESS)
 parser.add_argument('--testing', action='store_true', help=argparse.SUPPRESS)
+parser.add_argument('--lua-lib', help='lua library name (without the lib on *nix)', default='lua')
 parser.add_argument('--lua-dir', metavar='<dir>', help='directory lua is in with include and lib subdirectories')
 parser.add_argument('--install-dir', metavar='<dir>', help='directory to install the headers to', default=install_dir);
 parser.epilog = """In order to install sol, administrative privileges might be required.
@@ -77,14 +78,17 @@ if args.lua_dir:
     include.extend([os.path.join(args.lua_dir, 'include')])
     ldflags.extend(library_includes([os.path.join(args.lua_dir, 'lib')]))
 
+if args.lua_lib:
+    include.extend([os.path.join(args.lua_dir, 'include')])
+    ldflags.extend(library_includes([os.path.join(args.lua_dir, 'lib')]))
+
+ldflags.extend(libraries([args.lua_lib]))
 if args.ci:
-    ldflags.extend(libraries(['lua5.3']))
     ldflags.extend(library_includes(['lib']))
-    include.extend(['/usr/include/lua5.3', './lua-5.3.2/src', './include'])
+    include.extend(['/usr/include/' + args.lua_lib, './include'])
     cxxflags.extend(['-std=c++1y'])
 else:
     cxxflags.extend(['-std=c++14'])
-    ldflags.extend(libraries(['lua']))
 
 if args.testing:
     cxxflags.append('-Wmissing-declarations')