diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 118e8a5d9..6c6212aba 100755
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
 
 from distutils.core import setup
 import distutils.core