diff --git a/sqlmap.py b/sqlmap.py
index 7c7e14ebd..34b6a24b9 100755
--- a/sqlmap.py
+++ b/sqlmap.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
 
 """
 Copyright (c) 2006-2022 sqlmap developers (https://sqlmap.org/)