diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index fe58d160202b6a42207bef0e944c049622700053..1933c049d57453c82cbbe5675c2e76f14bda4f46 100755
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
 
 from distutils.core import setup